Introduction to Psychology by James W. Kalat (10th Edition, 2014)
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| 2182142096 | Module 11.1: Work Motivation | 0 | ||
| 2182143322 | motivation | process that determines reinforcement value of an outcome | 1 | |
| 2182145412 | drive | state of unrest or irritation that energizes one behavior after another until one of them removes the irritation | 2 | |
| 2182146880 | homeostasis | maintenance of an optimum level of biological conditions within an organism | 3 | |
| 2182149444 | allostasis | maintained levels of biological conditions that vary according to an individual's needs and circumstances | 4 | |
| 2182152273 | incentives | stimuli that pull us toward an action | 5 | |
| 2182154252 | hierarchy of needs | an organization from the most insistent needs to the ones that receive attention only when all others are under control | 6 | |
| 2182156211 | self-actualization | need for creative activities to fulfill your potential | 7 | |
| 2182399399 | delay of gratification | declining a pleasant activity now in order to get greater pleasure later | 8 | |
| 2182402203 | mere measurement effect | phenomenon of estimating your probability of doing some desirable activity increases your probability of that action | 9 | |
| 2182410822 | scientific-management approach (Theory X) | employees are lazy, indifferent, and uncreative | 10 | |
| 2182415001 | human relations approach (Theory Y) | employees like variety in their job, a sense of accomplishment | 11 | |
| 2182417692 | job burnout | long-lasting sense of mental and physical exhaustion and discouragement | 12 | |
| 2182424189 | transformational leader | leader who articulates vision of the future, intellectually stimulates subordinates, and motivates them to advance organization through imagination | 13 | |
| 2182428004 | transactional leader | leader who tries to make the organization more efficient at doing what it is already doing by providing rewards (mainly pay) for effective work | 14 | |
| 2182434448 | Module 11.2: Hunger Motivation | 15 | ||
| 2182436012 | glucose | most abundant sugar in the blood and important source of energy for body and almost the only source the brain uses | 16 | |
| 2182440732 | insulin | increases flow of glucose and several other nutrients into body cells | 17 | |
| 2182444298 | set point | level that the body works to maintain | 18 | |
| 2182445700 | leptin | hormone released by body's fat cells in amounts proportional to their mass | 19 | |
| 2182458297 | obesity | excessive accumulation of body fat | 20 | |
| 2182463239 | anorexia nervosa | condition in which someone intensely fears gaining weight and refuses to eat a normal amount | 21 | |
| 2182465790 | bulimia nervosa | eating disorder in which people alternate between self-deprivation and periods of excessive eating, with a feeling of loss of control | 22 | |
| 2182474369 | Module 11.3: Sexual Motivation | 23 | ||
| 2182493698 | acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) | a sexually transmitted disease that attacks the body's immune system | 24 | |
| 2182569487 | testosterone | hormone main secreted in male fetuses | 25 | |
| 2182574950 | estrogen | hormone mainly secreted in female fetuses | 26 | |
| 2182577418 | intersexes | people with anatomy that appears intermediate between male and female | 27 | |
| 2182578549 | gender identity | sex that someone regards himself or herself as being | 28 | |
| 2182585200 | sexual orientation | one's tendency to respond sexually to male or female partners, both or neither | 29 | |
| 2182582510 | bisexuality | attraction to both sexes | 30 |
