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Motivations
the force that moves ppl to behave, think, and feel the way they do
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Instinct
an innate (unlearned) biological pattern of behavior that is assumed to be universal throughout a species
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Drive
An arousal state that occurs because of a physiological need
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Need
a deprivation that energizes the drive to eliminate or reduce the deprivation
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Homeostasis
the bodys tendency to maintain an equilibrium, or steady state
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Yerkes-Dodson Law
the psychological principle stating that performance is best under conditions of moderate arousal rather than either low or high arousal
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Overlearning
Learning to perform a task so well that it becomes automatic
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Set Point
the wight maintained when the individual makes no effort to gain or lose weight
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Anorexia Nervosa
eating disorder that involves the relentless pusuit of thinness through starvation
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Bulumias Nervosa
eating disorder in which an individual (female usually) consistently follows a binge and purge eating pattern
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Binge Eating Disorder (B.E.D)
eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of consuming large amounts of food during which the persons feels a lack of control over eating
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Hierchy of Needs
Maslow's theory that human needs must be satisfied in the following sequence; physiological needs, safety love and belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization
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Self-Actualization
the motivatio to develop ones full potential s a human being-the highest and most elusive of Maslow's porposed needs
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Self-Determination Theory
Deci and Ryans theory asserting that all humans have three basic, innate organismic needs: competence, relatedness, and autonomy
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Intrinsic Motivation
motivation based on internal factors such as organismic needs (competence, relatedness, and autonomy), aswell as curiousity, challenge and fun
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Extrinsic Motivation
motivation that involevs external incentives such as rewards and punishments
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Self-Regulation
The process by which an organism effortfully controls behavior in order to pursue important objectives
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Emotion
Feeling or affect, that can involve physiological arousal(such as fast heartbeat), conscious experience (thinking about being in love with someone) and behavioral expression (a smile or grimace)
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Polygraph
A machine, commonly called a lie detector, that monitor changes in the body, used to determine whether someone is lying
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James-Lang Theory
the theory that emtion results from physiological states triggered by stimuli in the enviornment
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Cannn-Bard Theory
the proposition that emtion and physiological reactions occur simultaneously
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2-Factor Theory of Emotion
Schachter and Singers theory that emtion is determined by 2 factors: physiological arousal and cognitive labeling
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Facial Feedback Hypothesis
the idea that facial expressions can influence emotions as well as reflect them
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Display Rules
sociocultural standards that determine when, where and how emotions should be expressed
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Negative Affect
Unpleasant emotions such as anger, guilt and sadness
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Positive Affect
pleasant emotions such as joy, happiness, and interest
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Broaden and Build Model
Fredrickson's model of positive emotion, stating that the function of positive emotions lies in their effects on an individuals attention and ability to build resources
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