Psychology Motivation

a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior towards a goal.

• Instinct

• Reflex

• Motivation

• Nature

Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will automatically move toward the ocean is an example of

• Motivation

• Reflex

• Instinct

• Nurture

Motivation is

• is illustrated by Drive Reduction theory

• driven by Evolution

• Nature vs nurture

• Psychological needs and wants

Homeostasis can do all of the following except:

• regulates your temperature

• can fluctuate

• means staying the same

• causes a drive

•Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is shown as a pyramid of human needs, beginning with physiological. What is the significance of the pyramid shape?

• You must first meet the lower level needs then move up. Each need is lesser insignificance

• You can meet them in any order

• You must first meet the lower level needs which are necessary for survival then you move to the next level and so on.

• Once you meet a need, you can never go back down

The following is a true statement of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs:

• Self Actualization needs are met by spending a Saturday night at the movies with friends.

• Having locks on the doors meet physical needs.

• When Hurricane Sally hit most of us were worried about our physical needs being met

• Pleasing your parents by getting good grades meet the self-actualization needs.

This triggers hunger - monitors the body’s appetite hormones

• Hypothalumus

• Glucose

• Insulin

• Leptin

Emotions are a mix of consciously experienced thoughts expressive behaviors, and physiological arousal. Which theory emphasized the importance of the consciously experienced thoughts?

• A. Facial feedback theory

• B. James-Lange theory

• C. Arousal and performance theory

• D.Fight or flight theory

• E.Schachter-Stinger two factor theory

The stress hormones epinephrine and nor epinephrine are released from the

• Parasympathetic nervous system

• Hippocampus

• Tend and befriend response

• Adrenal glands

• Hypothalamus

Which of the following statements about nonverbal expressions is true?

• A.People blind from birth cannot exhibit common facial expressions

• B.The meaning of gestures is the same across cultures

• C.Facial signs of emotion are generally understood across world cultures

• D.People from different cultures have difficulty understanding nonverbal expressions

• E.Nonverbal expressions is not reliably interpreted within a culture