General Psychology Module 6

What is drive?

Motivation to meet biological needs.

What are some examples of drive?

Hunger, thirst, sexual drive.

Intrinsic Motivation:

Comes from within you. You’re not doing something for a reward, you’re doing it because you enjoy it.

Extrinsic Motivation:

Comes from outside of you. Doing something because someone is making you, or there is a reward involved.

Locus of Control:

Your belief about your ability to control events in your sphere or locus, of existence.

Internal locus of control:

You believe that your control originates inside of you and that you have control over your life.

External locus of control:

You’re likely to rely on chance or fate because you believe that control comes from outside of you.

Biological Needs:

Most basic needs. Food, sleep, water.

Safety Needs:

Includes security, comfort, tranquility, and freedom from fear.

Social Needs:

The need to belong, to love, and to be loved.

Self-actualization Needs:

The need to fulfill one’s potential. Your need to be the best version of yourself that you could be.

James-Lange Theory of Emotion:

States that physiological changes occur in the body and then we experience emotion such as fear. You feel fear because your body is sweating and trembling.

Facial Feedback Hypothesis:

Manipulating your face to either smile of frown can make you feel happy or sad.

Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion:

Says that neither aspect of emotion causes the other; they occur together.

Schacter’s Two Factor Theory:

States that our emotional experience depends on both physiological changes and cognitive appraisal of the situation.

Cognitive Appraisal:

Refers to what you are thinking about the situation.

Yerkes-Dodson Law:

As arousal increases, our performance improves.

Emotional Intelligence:

Your ability to understand and control your emotional responses.

Self-Control and Delayed Gratification:

Research shows that people who can deny themselves what they immediately want and control their emotional responses are ultimately more successful in life.

Catharsis:

We should not release all negative feelings all the time.

Motivation:

Refers to the various processes involved in initiating and sustaining activities.