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Explaining Motivation
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Drive-Reduction Approaches
when people lack some basic biological requirement such as water, a drive to obtain that requirement is produced
Drive
motivational tension, or arousal, that energizes behavior in order to fulfill some need
Primary drives
basic drives that are related to biological needs of the body or of the species as a whole
Secondary drives
needs are brought about by prior experience and learning
Homeostasis
the process by which an organism strives to maintain some optimal level of internal biological functioning by compensating for deviations from its usual, balanced internal state
Intrinsic motivation
motivation by which people participate in an activity for their own enjoyment, not for the reward it will get them
Extrinsic motivation
motivation by which people participate in an activity for a tangible reward
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Self-actualization
a state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potential in the own unique way
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What are the biological and social factors that underlie hunger? How are needs relating to achievement, affiliation, and power motivation exhibited?
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Biological factors
hypothalamus weight set point
the particular level of weight that the body strives to maintain
genetic factors
metabolism - the rate at which food is converted to energy and expended by the body
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Social factors
external social factors, based on societal rules and conventions and on what we have learned about appropriate eating behavior conditioned association of food with comfort, consolation escape from unpleasant thoughts
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Eating Disorders
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Anorexia Nervosa
a severe eating disorder in which people may refuse to eat, while denying that their behavior and appearance are unusual
Bulimia
a disorder in which a person binges on incredibly large quantities of food, and then purges
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What are emotions, how do we experience them, and what are their functions? Emotions
feelings that generally have both physiological and cognitive elements and that influence behavior
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Polygraph
an electronic device designed to expose people who are telling lies
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Display rules
the guidelines that govern the appropriateness of showing emotion nonverbally
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