chapter 10

Motivation

The wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal

Intrinsic

_ motivation comes from within, and is primarily driven by self-improvement or self-satisfaction

Extrinsic

_ motivation is driven by factors outside of you. Motivation is primarily external (An example would be being motivated to go to work because you have bills to pay)

Overjustification

The ___ Effect occurs when intrinsic motivation is diminished due to extrinsic motivation being given.

James

Psychologist that proposed the instinct theory of motivation, asserting that behavior is driven by instincts (which aid survival).

Middle

Yerkes-Dodson Law states that task performance is best when arousal (stress) levels are in a ____ range.Too much stress can impede performance, as well as too little stress or challenge

Self-efficacy

An individual’s belief in their own capability to complete a task

Needs

Motivation can be described through the triangle / pyramid illustration of Maslow's Hierarchy of _

Obese

A BMI (Body Mass Index) over 30 is considered _

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating disorder that involves engaging in binge eating behavior, followed by attempts to compensate for the large amount of food consumed

Anorexia Nervosa

Eating disorder that involves the maintenance of body weight below average through starvation and/or exercise

Hypothalamus

Part of the brain that plays an important role in motivated behavior, including sex

Kinsey

Psychologist known for conducting a large scale survey on sexual behaviors (in the 1940s)

Gender Identity

One’s sense of being male or female

Physiological

The James-Lange Theory of Emotion states that emotions arise from _ arousal

Simultaneously

The Canon-Bard Theory of emotions states that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur ___ , yet independently

Amygdala

Part of the brain that plays a role in processing emotional information and sending it on to cortical structures, strongly connected to the fear response