motivation+emotion

what’s motivation

process that indicates, direct, maintains behavior towards goal

what are the types of motivation and they definitions

intrinsic motivation-motivation from activity

extrinsic motivation- motivation from promised rewards or threats of punishment

what are the different types of rewards and their definitions

intrinsic reward- reward that comes from activity

extrinsic reward- reward that comes outside of activity

what’s homeostasis

maintaining internal balance

what’s set point

stable valuable of weight and homeostasis

what’s the definition of drive

state of tension created by internal balance and arousal

what’s the drive reduction theory

behavior that motivates someone to reduce drive(tension) and results in feeling rewarded/relieved

what’s incentive

positive or negative environment stimulus(reward/punishment) that motivates behavior

what’s leptin

a hormone that’s produced by fat cells, it acts on hypothalamus, maintains appetite and mood

what’s satiety

sense of feeling full

what’s the ventromedial hypothalamus(VHM) and what does it regulate

activity in lower mid hypothalamus, regulates hunger, body temp, sexual behavior,

what would happen if ventromedial hypothalamus(VHM) is damaged

weight gain and lack of satiety

what’s the lateral hypothalamus and what does it regulate

activity along side the hypothalamus, regulates feeding behaviors, autonomic functions, sleep cycles

what would happen if lateral hypothalamus is damaged

lack of appetite would occur and excessive weight loss

what are some internal and external cues that motivate hunger

internal cues- stomach contractions, low glucose levels, low store fat levels

external cues- time of day, social settings, sights, smells

what’s the yerkes-dodson law

relationship of performance/arousal, performance increases w arousal up to a optimal point then decreases

what’s BMI

body mass index, measure of body fat based on height/weight

what’s anorexia nervousa

fear of gaining weight, low BMI,

what’s bulimia nervousa

normal BMI, binge-purge cycles, uses laxatives to vomit

emotion

organism response, involves psychological arousal, expressive behaviors,

what’s amygdala tinsula

helps identify emotional stimuli, identify imitations of arousal in response to perceptions of stimuli

what’s the cingulate cortex and what is it in charge of

major gateway between amygdala, other subcortical structures, frontal areas of cortex, in charge of communicating information abt physical pain

what’s the basal ganglia and what does it control

large subcortical structure, helps with coordination movements in responses to emotional stimuli and participates in voluntary movement

what’s the james lange theory

theory of emotion, that physical sensations lead to subjective feelings

what’s the cannon bard theory

emotion theory where conscious emotional feelings and physiological responses occur simultaneously/independently

what’s the schachter singer two factor theory

emotion is based on two factors, arousal and cognitive labels, general arousal leads to assortment and turns into subjective feelings