module 7: motivation and emotion

emotion

a psychological state involving three distinct componenets

subjective experience

first distinct component of emotion

physiological response

second distinct component of emotion

behavioral or expressive feature

last distinct component of emotion

mood

prolonged, less explicit affective state

mood

not usually determined by a single event

james-lange theory

stimulus causes arousal which causes emotion

james-lange theory

facial feedback hypothesis

cannon-bard theory

relevant stimulus generate arousal

cannon-bard theory

information sent to central nervous system and cortex

two-factor theory

quality of emotional experience depends on how arousal is labeled

two-factor theory

excitation transfer

motivation

describes the wants or needs that direct behavior towards a goal

drive theory

deviations from homeostasis create physiological needs to regain balance

habit

likely to engage in previous behaviors that met need

yerkes-dodson law

optimal arousal levels depend on complexity and difficulty of task

complex task

low arousal; yerkes-dodson law

simple task

high arousal; yerkes-dodson law

maslow’s hierarchy of needs

physiological needs, basic needs, self-actualization

maslow’s hierarchy of needs

ongoing lifelong process

hunger

biological instinct for survival

glucose

blood sugar from food that provides energy for body

insulin

helps reduce glucose levels thus impacting hunger

empty stomach

hunger pains and chemicals that initiate hunger in brain

set-point

weight your body works to maintain

eating disorders

social and cultural pressures for ideal beauty

hypothalamus

hunger initiated by

thirst

produced by depletion of fluid outside and within cells

thirst

peripheral and central nervous system

thirst

subfornical organ and lateral hypothalamic nucleus

angiotensin

produced by kidneys

sexual motivation

limbic system

limbic system

amygdala, nucleus accumbens

endocrine system

estrogen, testosterone, sex hormones

kinsey scale

used to categorize individual’s sexual orientation

masters and johnson

sexual response cycle

sexual response cycle

excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

nociception process

contact with stimulus

reception of pain

nerve-ending sense stimulus

transmission of pain

relayed to central nervous system

pain center reception

brain further processes

physical pain

physical characteristic, intensity, interpretation

physical pain

acute vs chronic

social pain

pain of social disconnection

psychological pain

depression and other mental disorders

extrinsic motivation

receive something from others

intrinsic motivation

biological motives

albert bandura

self-efficacy motivates behavior

intrinsic motivation

sense of personal satisfaction