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| a need or desire that energizes and directs behaviour | ||
| a complex behaviour that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned | ||
| the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need | ||
| a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level | ||
| a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behaviour | ||
| Maslow's pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active | ||
| the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues | ||
| the point at which an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set | ||
| the body's resting rate of energy expenditure | ||
| an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve | ||
| an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise | ||
| the four stages of sexual responding described by Masters an Johnson - excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution | ||
| a resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm | ||
| a problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or functioning | ||
| a sex hormone, secreted in greater amounts by females than by males. In nonhuman female mammals, estrogen levels peak during ovulation, promoting sexual receptivity. | ||
| an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex or the other sex | ||
| a completely involved, focused state of consciousness, with diminished awareness of self and time, resulting from optimal engagement of one's skills | ||
| the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behaviour in workplaces | ||
| a subfield of I/O psychology that focuses on employee recruitment, selection, placement, training, appraisal, and development | ||
| a subfield of I/O psychology that examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational change | ||
| interview process that asks the same job-relevant questions of all applicants, each of whom is rated on established scales | ||
| a desire for significant accomplishment: for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining a high standard | ||
| goal-oriented leadership that sets standards, organizes work, and focuses attention on goals | ||
| group-oriented leadership that builds teamwork, mediates conflict, and offers support | ||
| assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-prone, and extrinsically motivated by money, and should be directed from above. | ||
| assumes that, given challenge and freedom, workers are motivated to achieve self-esteem and to demonstrate their competence and creativity. |
