Psych Chapter 9

factors that energize, direct or sustain behavior

state of biological or social deficiencies

Maslow's arrangement of needs, in which basic survival needs are lowest priority and personal growth needs are highest priority

a state that is achieved when one's personal dreams and aspirations have been attained

psychological activation, such as increased brain activity, autonomic responses, sweating, or muscle tension

psychological state that motivates an organism to satisfy its needs

the tendency for bodily functions to maintain equillibrium

external stimuli that motivate behaviors (as opposed to internal drives)

according to this law, performance increases with arousal until an optimal point, after which arousal interferes with performance

motivation to perform an acitivty because of the external goals toward which that activity is directed

motivation to perform an activity because of the value or pleasure associated with that activity, rather than for an apparent external reward

the need for interpersonal attachments is a fundamental motive that has evolved for adaptive purposes

feelings that involve subjective evaluation, physiological processes, and cognitive beliefs

rules learned through socialization that dictate which emotions are suitable to given situations

bodily reactions that arise from the emotional evaluation of an action's consequences

evolutionary adaptive emotions that humans share across cultures; they're associated with specific biological and physical states

blends of primary emotions, including states such as remorse, guilt, submission, and anticipation