https://padlet.com/meghanpal0347/bee9e4iz4z01 en-us 2017-01-10 13:45:52 UTC 2017-01-20 17:44:47 UTC hello@padlet.com meghanpal0347 https://padlet.com/meghanpal0347/bee9e4iz4z01/wish/146239040 Motivation
-motivation: Need or desire that directs behavior
-incentive theory: environmental stimuli that motivate behavior
drive reduction theory: physical need creates a drive to satisfy the need
-Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: pyramid of human need; each need must be met successful to move up - ends with self-actualization
-Hunger drive/weight disorders: internal /external reasons for hunger - anorexia, bulimia, obesity
     lateral hypothalamus: causes hungry feeling
     ventromedial hypothalamus: causes full feeling
-Thirst Drive: reduction of fluid in and outside of cell caused by sodium
-Sexual Response Cycle: excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution
-Psychology of Sex: what motivates sex
-Sexual Disorders: problems that consistently impair sexual functioning
-Sexual Orientation: Sexual attraction to members of a particular gender
-Need to belong (Harlow): need for belonging, acceptance
-Achievement Motivation: Desire for significant accomplishment
Leadership Styles:
-Task: focuses on goals, standards
-Social: mediates conflict, builds teamwork
-Theory X: constant monitoring of workers
-Theory Y: intrinsic motivation, shares control
-Industrial Organizational Psych: studies how managers can best enhance the workplace



]]> 2017-01-10 13:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanpal0347/bee9e4iz4z01/wish/146239040 meghanpal0347 https://padlet.com/meghanpal0347/bee9e4iz4z01/wish/146500499 Conflict Motivation:
Approach-Approach: choosing between two desirable outcomes
Avoidance-Avoidance: choosing between two undesirable outcomes
Approach-avoidance: one event has both attractive and unattractive features
Multiple approach avoidance conflicts: choosing between two or more things which both have desirable and undesirable features
Other Motivations:
James-Lange Theory: arousal --> emotion (ex: pounding heart --> fear)
Cannon-Bard Theory: arousal = emotion
Schachter-Singer Theory: Arousal is paired with a cognitive label, then the emotion
Opponent-Process Theory: emotions are paired (fear/relief, pleasure/pain, depression/elation)

6 basic emotions: joy, anger, disgust, surprise, sadness, fear

Izard Theory: 10 basic emotions
Ekman's Theory: Facial muscles that indicate emotion are universal


]]> 2017-01-11 13:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanpal0347/bee9e4iz4z01/wish/146500499 meghanpal0347 https://padlet.com/meghanpal0347/bee9e4iz4z01/wish/146773037 Social Motives:
Aggression:
-intent to inflict harm or pain
-connection to learned helplessness

Achievement:
-need to overcome obstacles
-highly motivated children w/ independent upbringing had higher achievement
-impacted by: birth order, creativity

Stimulus Motives
-how you learn about the world
Hunger: 
-glucose level (low=hunger)
-hypothalamus
-stomach/intestines
-grelin = hunger; leptin = full
Thirst:
-Hypertonicity: thirst
-Hypotension: no thirst
-Sodium: detects water level, salt causes cells to lose water, activates hypothalamus; extracellular fluid detected through kidneys if low increases thirst
Adaptive-level Phenomenon: adaptive level based on prior experience
Positive Psychology: study of optimal human function - promotes conditions that allow people to thrive
General Adaptation Syndrome: process through which we respond to certain stressful events - alarm, resistance, exhaustion

Yerkes Dodson Theory: optimum stress necessary for optimum performance




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