Wednesday, December 2, 2015

12/2 Motivation

Reading Quiz Module 37

Test Corrections on Unit 4

Intro to Motivation:
4 main theories of motivation must be understood:

Instinct and Evolutionary Psychology Theory
Drive Reduction Theory
Optimal Arousal/Curiosity Theory
Hierarchy of Needs Theory


Read Modules 38-40 on the motivation of physiological needs and social needs.  Reading Quiz on Friday.

Mod. 38

How does semi-starvation reinforce the heirarchy of motives?
P. 397--What did Washburn and Cannon discover?
p. 398-99---List and define the 5 appetite hormones.
What is our set point? Can it slowly be changed?
Describe our basic metabolic rate.
How does cognition influence our eating patterns?--cite the example from the tricksters p. 399
Explain why hot cultures like hot spices.
What are 3 situational influences on our eating---p. 400-401.
How do genetics play in our body weight? p. 402


Mod 39
What are the 4 phases of the sexual response cycle, as summarized by Masters and Johnson in the 1960s?
What are 3 sexual dysfunctions?
What is paraphilias?  How does the APA decide if this behavior is disordered?
What are estrogen and testosterone?  Define each.
Copy the flow chart of 39.1 (p. 409) on sexual motivation.

Mod 40
What are the 3 psychological needs that build self-esteem?
Explain the study where love is a painkiller.
Discuss the NORCO study of happiness and people who are alone.
What about children?  Explain 2 attachment problems:
Insecure anxious attachment and Insecure advoidant attachment.
From p. 415, explain the effects of ostracism on healthy students in the study.
Explain the 4 questions from social media----p. 416-418
p. 297-98--Explain Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation


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