AP Psych Chapter 12

a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior

a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned

the idea that a physiological need creates and aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates and organism to satisfy the need

a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level

a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

Maslow's pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological that must first be satisfied before higher level safety needs and then psychological need become active

sugar which circulates in blood and provides energy for body tissues; when it's low, we feel hunger

the point at which an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set, when the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may act to restore the lost weight

the body's resting rate of energy expenditure

diets and becomes underweight, yet still feels fat and continues to starve

episodes of overeating, followed by vomiting

the four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson - excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

a resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm

a problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or functioning

a sex hormone, secreted in greater amounts by females than by males; in nonhuman female mammals, estrogen levels peak during ovulation, promoting sexual receptivity

the most important of the male sex hormones; both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty

an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex (homo) or the other sex (hetero)

a completely involved, focused state of consciousness, with diminished awareness or self and time, resulting from optimal engagement of one's skills

the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces

a subfield of I/O psych that focuses on employee recruitment, selection, placement, training, appraisal, and development

a subfield of I/O psychology that examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational change

interview process that asks the same job-relevant questions of all applicants, each of whom is rated on established scales

a desire for significant accomplishment: for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining a high standard

goal-oriented leadership that sets standards, organizes work, and focuses attention on goals

group-oriented leadership that builds teamwork, mediates conflict, and offers support

Physiological, Safety, Belongingness and Love, Esteem, Self-Actualization