4806556435 | emotion | a four part process that involves psychological arousal, subjective feelings, cognitive interpretation, and behavioral expression | 0 | |
4806556436 | display rules | the permissible ways of displaying emotions in a particular society | 1 | |
4806556438 | james lange theory | the proposal that an emotion provoking stimulus produces a physcial response that, in turn, produces and emotion | 2 | |
4806556439 | cannon bard theory | the counter proposal than an emotional feeling and an internal physiological response occur at the same time | 3 | |
4806556440 | two factor theory (schacter-singer) | the proposal claiming that emotion resluts from the cognitive appraisal of both physical arousal and an emotion provoking stimulus | 4 | |
4806556441 | cognitive appraisal theory | theory of emotion which theorizes that individuals deicde on an appropriate emotions following the event | 5 | |
4806556444 | motivation | all the processes involved in starting, directing, and maintaining physical and psychological activities | 6 | |
4806556445 | drive | biologically instigated motivation | 7 | |
4806556446 | motive | an internal mechanism that selects and directs behavior | 8 | |
4806556447 | intrinsic motivation | the desire to engage in an activity for its own sake, rather than for some external consequence, such as reward | 9 | |
4806556448 | extrinsic motivation | the desire to engage in an activity to achieve an external consequence, such as a reward | 10 | |
4806556449 | conscious motivation | having the desire to engage in an activity and being aware to the desire | 11 | |
4806556450 | unconscious motivation | having a desire to engage in an activity but being consciously unaware of the desire | 12 | |
4806556452 | need | in drive theory, it is a biological imbalance that threatens survival if it is left unmet. They produce drives | 13 | |
4806556453 | homeostasis | the body's tendencey to maintain a biologically balanced condition, especially with regard to nutrients, water, and temperature | 14 | |
4806556454 | locus of control | an individuals's sense of where his or her life influences originate internally or externally | 15 | |
4806556455 | hierarchy of needs | in Maslow's theory, the notion that needs occur in priority order, with the biological needs as the most basic | 16 | |
4806556456 | overjustification | the process by which entrinisic rewards can sometimes displace internal motivation, as when a child recieves money for playing video games | 17 | |
4806556458 | approach approach conflict | a conflict in which one must choose between two equally attractive options | 18 | |
4806556459 | approach avoidance conflict | a conflict in which there are both appealing and negative aspects the the decision to be made | 19 | |
4806556460 | avoidance avoidance conflict | a conflict in which one has to choose between two equally unattractive options | 20 | |
4806556462 | stress | a physical and mental response to a challenging or threatening situation | 21 | |
4806556463 | stressor | a stressful stimulus, a condition demanding adaptation | 22 | |
4806556464 | traumatic stressor | a situation that threatens one's physical activity, arousing feelings of fear, horror, or helplessness | 23 | |
4806556465 | acute stress | a temporary pattern of stressor activated arousal with distinct onset and limited duration | 24 | |
4806556466 | chronic stress | continuous stressful arousal persisting over time | 25 | |
4806556467 | fight or flight response | sequence of internal processes preparing an organism for struggle or escape | 26 | |
4806556468 | general adaptation syndrome | pattern of general physical responses that take essentially the same form in responding to any serious chronic stress | 27 | |
4806556469 | alarm reaction | first stage of the GAS during which the body mobilizes its resources to cope with a stressor | 28 | |
4806556470 | stage of resistance | second stage of the GAS during which the body adapts to and uses resources to cope with a stressor | 29 | |
4806556471 | stage of exhaustion | third stage of the GAS during which the body depleates its resources in responding to an ongoing stressor | 30 | |
4806556472 | type a | behavior patternt characterized by intense, angry, competitive, or perfectionalistic responses to challenging situations | 31 | |
4806556473 | type b | behavior pattern characterized by relaxed, unstressed approach to life | 32 | |
4806556474 | learned helplessness | pattern of failure to respond to noxious stimuli after an organism learns its responses are ineffective | 33 | |
4806556475 | bulimia | eating disorder in which a person eats and then purges | 34 | |
4806556476 | anorexia | eating disorder in which a person does not eat enough | 35 |
AP Psychology Motivation and Emotion Flashcards
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