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| 5539432099 | motivation | a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior. | 0 | |
| 5539432100 | instinct | a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. genes do predispose some species-typical behavior | 1 | |
| 5539443485 | instinct theory | evolutionary perspective focuses on genetically predisposed behaviors | 2 | |
| 5539432101 | drive-reduction theory | the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need. focuses on how we respond to inner pushes | 3 | |
| 5539454409 | arousal theory | focuses on finding the right levels of stimulation | 4 | |
| 5539460231 | Maslows hierarchy of needs | focuses on the priority of some needs over others | 5 | |
| 5539432102 | homeostasis | 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. | 6 | |
| 5539432103 | incentive | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior. | 7 | |
| 5539432104 | Yerkes-Dodson law | the principle that performance increases with arousal only up to a point, beyond which performance decreases. | 8 | |
| 5539432105 | hierarchy of needs | 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. | 9 | |
| 5539483858 | affiliation need | the need to build relationships and to feel part of a group | 10 | |
| 5539489976 | Ostracism | the deliberate exclusion of individuals or groups | 11 | |
| 5539497172 | achievement motivation | a desire for significant accomplishment; for mastery of skills or ideas; for control; and for attaining a high standard | 12 | |
| 5539514452 | grit | involves passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals | 13 | |
| 5539432106 | glucose | the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger. | 14 | |
| 5539432107 | set point | the point at which your "weight thermostat" is supposedly set. When your body falls below this weight, increased hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may combine to restore the lost weight. | 15 | |
| 5539432108 | basal metabolic rate | the body's resting rate of energy expenditure. | 16 | |
| 5539432109 | achievement motivation | a desire for significant accomplishment, for mastery of skills or ideas, for control, and for rapidly attaining a high standard. | 17 | |
| 5539524329 | arcuate nucleus | neural arc in the hypothalamus that secretes appetite-suppressing hormones | 18 | |
| 5539531806 | ghrelin | a hunger arousing hormone secreted by the empty stomach | 19 | |
| 5539536425 | insulin | hormone secreted by pancreas; controls blood glucose | 20 | |
| 5539539701 | leptin | protein hormone secreted by fat cells; when abundant, causes brain to increase metabolism and decrease hunger | 21 | |
| 5539545709 | orexin | hunger-triggering hormone secreted by hypothalamus | 22 | |
| 5539548139 | PYY | digestive tract hormone; sends "Im not hungry" signals to the brain | 23 | |
| 5539554077 | arousing appetite | doubled snacking when watching an intense action movie | 24 | |
| 5539558489 | friends and food | presence of others amplifies natural behavior tendencies | 25 | |
| 5539561980 | serving size | consumed food is influenced by size of serving | 26 | |
| 5539567052 | selections stimulate | food variety promotes eating | 27 | |
| 5539569794 | nudging nutrition | new practices, such as a school lunch tray making fruits and vegetables more prominent, may improve eating habits | 28 | |
| 5539432110 | emotion | a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience. | 29 | |
| 5539580840 | bodily arousal | heart pounding | 30 | |
| 5539584001 | expressive behaviors | quickened pace | 31 | |
| 5539586156 | conscious experience | both thoughts and feelings | 32 | |
| 5539432111 | James-Lange theory | the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. | 33 | |
| 5539432112 | Cannon-Bard theory | the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion. | 34 | |
| 5539432113 | two-factor theory | the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal. | 35 | |
| 5539432114 | polygraph | a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes) accompanying emotion. | 36 | |
| 5539432115 | facial feedback effect | the tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings, such as fear, anger, or happiness. | 37 | |
| 5539432116 | Maslow Physiological Needs | Need to satisfy hunger and thirst | 38 | |
| 5539432117 | Maslow Safety Needs | Need to feel the world is organized and predictable, the need to feel safe | 39 | |
| 5539432118 | Maslow Belongingness and love need | Need to love and be loved, to belong and be accepted, need to avoid loneliness and separation. | 40 | |
| 5539432119 | Maslow Esteem Needs | Need for self-esteem , achievement, competence, and independence; need for recognition and respect from others. | 41 | |
| 5539432120 | Maslow Self-Actualization | Need to live up to our fullest unique potential. Be all that you can be, The feeling that you have a mission on this earth. | 42 | |
| 5539432121 | Optimum Arousal Theory | Sometimes we want to increase arousal; curiosity, boredom, sex. | 43 |
