Motivation and Emotion Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover key concepts, definitions, and theories related to motivation and emotion as discussed in the lecture.

Evolutionary Analysis of Motivation

The study of how human motives, such as achievement and dominance, have adaptive value based on historical survival challenges.

Affiliation Motive

The need for belongingness, associated with cooperative behavior, social interaction, and mutual defense.

Drive Theories

Theories suggesting motivation is driven by internal states of tension, aiming to restore physiological equilibrium.

Incentive Theories

Theories proposing that motivation is regulated by external stimuli, emphasizing environmental influences.

Homeostasis

A state of physiological equilibrium that organisms strive to maintain through various automatic bodily reactions.

Lateral Hypothalamus (LH)

A brain region that, when destroyed, leads to reduced interest in eating.

Ventromedial Nucleus (VMH)

A brain region that, when destroyed, causes excessive eating due to inability to recognize satiety.

Ghrelin

A hormone secreted by the stomach that stimulates hunger.

Leptin

A hormone produced by fat cells, signaling satiety and regulating long-term hunger.

Palatability

The pleasurable taste of food, influencing the amount consumed.

Sensory-Specific Satiety

The reduction in appetite resulting from the consumption of a specific food when other options are available.

Cultural Influence on Eating

The way social norms, values, and exposure shape food preferences and consumption behaviors.

Obesity Epidemic

The increasing prevalence of obesity, influenced by genetic, social, and environmental factors.

Set Point Theory

The concept that the body has a natural weight range, which it defends through physiological mechanisms.

Parental Investment Theory

The theory that gender differences in mating behaviors are influenced by the differing biological investments of males and females.

Two-Factor Theory of Emotion

A theory that asserts emotion arises from physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal.

James-Lange Theory

A theory that suggests emotions result from the perception of physiological reactions.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory stating that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, not sequentially.

Evolutionary Theories of Emotion

Theories proposing that emotions developed for adaptive purposes, aiding survival and reproduction.

Display Rules

Social and cultural norms that govern how and when emotions are displayed.

Affective Forecasting

The prediction of one's emotional reactions to future events, which is often inaccurate.