Instincts
Behavior patterns genetically transmitted from generation to generation.
Motive
A stimulus that moves a person to behave in ways designed to accomplish a specific goal.
Homeostasis
A tendency to maintain a state of equilibrium in the body.
Drives
The forces that motivate an organism.
Self-actualization refers to the need to become what one is capable of being.
True
A need is a stimulus that moves a person to behave in ways designed to accomplish a specific goal.
False. Motive
Homeostasis works like a thermostat.
True.
Biological needs and psychological needs give rise to___
Drives
Abraham Maslow devised a ___ to organize human requirements that may be lacking.
Hierarchy of needs.
I am the 'start eating center' in the brain
Lateral Hypothalamus
I am the part of the brain involved in the regulation of body temperature and various aspects of psychological motivation
Hypothalamus
Psychological Factors
in addition to heredity, I also play a role in obesity.
Sustain
ability to keep alive or sustain with nourishment
Ventromedical hypothalmus
part of the brain that functions as a "stop eating" center.
Lateral Hypothalamus
Part of the brain that functions as a "start eating" center
Obese
Applies to more than six out of ten adult Americans.
The lateral hyptothalamus is the "stop eating" center of the brain.
false. ventromedical hypothalamus.
Both heredity and psychological factors are causes of weight loss.
False. Causes of obesity.
People who are driven to get ahead are said to have high___
Achievement motivation
___ include sensory stimulation, activity, exploration, and manipulation of the environment.
Stimulus Motives
According to ___, people need to organize their perceptions, opinions, and beliefs in a harmonious manner.
Balance theory
____ include good grades and a good income.
Extrinsic rewards.
I am the theory that believes people want their thoughts and attitudes to be consistent with their actions
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
I satisfy learning goals with qualities such as self- satisfaction
Intrinsic Rewards
Theories of emotions
James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and cognitive appraisal are examples.
Emotions
States of feeling
Neutral
A feeling that tends to be between the extremes of happiness or sadness
Facial expressions
These often express the six basic emotions.
Opponent-process theory
Emotions often come in pairs, with one emotion being followed by its opposite.
Emotion
Positive ones make life worth living and negative ones make life difficult.
Emotions are states of feeling that can be positive, negative, or neutral.
True.
Body language expresses six basic emotions.
False. Facial expressions
The cognitive appraisal theory of emotions, developed by Richard Solomon, states that emotions often come in pairs.
False. Opponent-process theory.
Trait
An aspect of personality that is considered to be relatively stable.
Extroverts
People who tend to be active. self-expressive, and gain energy from other people.
Personality
The patterns of feelings, motives, and behavior that set people apart.
five-factor model
Many psychologists consider these to be the basic factors or dimensions of personality.
Introverts
People who tend to be imaginative and to look inward.
Extroverts tend to look inward rather than to other people for ideas.
False. Introverts
Introverts and extroverts are at opposite poles.
True
A trait is an aspect of personality.
True.
I am the psychological structure in the mind that represents reason and good sense.
Ego
I embody ideas and images of the experience of all human beings
Archetype
I am the defense mechanism that uses self-deception to justify unacceptable behaviors or ideas.
Rationalization
I send my impulses outward on to other people. seeing my faults in other people
Projection
I remove anxiety-causing ideas from consciousness by pushing them into unconscious.
Repression
Regressionq
An individual under stress returns to behavior characteristic of an earlier stage of development.
Inferiority Complex
Feelings of inadequacy and insecurity.
Defense mechanisms
Methods the ego uses to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause anxiety.
ID
Psychological structure in the mind that represents basic drives such as hunger.
Collective unconscious
A store of human concepts shared by all people across all cultures.
I n my 1928 novel Walden Tow, I describes a Utopian society in which people are happy and content
B.F Skinner
I conducted a famous experiment known as the Bobo Doll study
Albert Bandera
I am limited in my ability to explain personality because i do not describe or explain inner human experience.
Behaviorism.
Social-learning theory, like behaviorism, does not pay enough attention to the role I play in determining individual differences in behavior.
Genetic Heritage
Sociocultural psychology
Focuses on the roles that ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and culture play in shaping personality and behavior.
Congruence
Consistency between one's self-concept and one's experience.
Self-concept
A view of adapting to a new or different culture.
Acculturation
Process of adapting to a new or different culture.
Humanistic psychology
Focuses on self-awareness, self-fulfillment, and ethical conduct.