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motivation
Ans: set of factors that initiate and direct behavior
emotion
Ans: complex psychological event often associated with motivation;
involve a physiological reaction, expression reaction, or subjective
experience
internal factors
Ans: consist of instincts and drive
instincts
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Ans: unlearned characteristic patterns of responding that are controlled
by specific triggering stimuli in the world; not thought to be an important
factor in explaining goal-directed behavior in humans
primary drive
Ans: a psychological state that arises in response to an internal
physiological need, such as hunger or thirst
secondary drive
Ans: a drive learned by association with a primary drive (e.g. the need for
money)
homeostasis
Ans: the process through which the body maintains a steady steate, such
as a constant internal temperature or an adequate amount of fluids
proximate factors
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Ans: causes of behavior that derive from an organism's immediate
internal or external environment
ultimate factors
Ans: causes of behavior that refer to evolutionaily adaptive significance
and reproductive consequences for the organism
incentive motivation
Ans: external factors in the environment-such as money, an attractive
person, or tasty food-that exert pulling effects on people's actions
achievement motive
Ans: a need that varies in strength across individuals; its strength on any
given task depends on (1) expectations about success and (2) how much
value a person places on succeeding at the task
intrinsic motivation
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Ans: goal-directed behavior that seems to be entirely self-motivated
need hierarchy
Ans: the idea popularized by Maslow that human needs are prioritized in
a hierarchy; some needs, esp. physiological ones, must be satisfied before
others, such as the need for achievement or self-actualization, can be
pursued
glucose
Ans: a kind of sugar that cells require for energy production
insulin
Ans: a hormone released by the pancreas that helps pump nutrients in
the blood into the cells, where they can be stored as fat or metabolized
into needed energy
leptin
PSYC 102 Final Exam - UBC Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
motivation
Ans: set of factors that initiate and direct behavior
emotion
Ans: complex psychological event often associated with motivation;
involve a physiological reaction, expression reaction, or subjective
experience
internal factors
Ans: consist of instincts and drive
instincts
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Ans: unlearned characteristic patterns of responding that are controlled
by specific triggering stimuli in the world; not thought to be an important
factor in explaining goal-directed behavior in humans
primary drive
Ans: a psychological state that arises in response to an internal
physiological need, such as hunger or thirst
secondary drive
Ans: a drive learned by association with a primary drive (e.g. the need for
money)
homeostasis
Ans: the process through which the body maintains a steady steate, such
as a constant internal temperature or an adequate amount of fluids
proximate factors
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Ans: causes of behavior that derive from an organism's immediate
internal or external environment
ultimate factors
Ans: causes of behavior that refer to evolutionaily adaptive significance
and reproductive consequences for the organism
incentive motivation
Ans: external factors in the environment-such as money, an attractive
person, or tasty food-that exert pulling effects on people's actions
achievement motive
Ans: a need that varies in strength across individuals; its strength on any
given task depends on (1) expectations about success and (2) how much
value a person places on succeeding at the task
intrinsic motivation
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Ans: goal-directed behavior that seems to be entirely self-motivated
need hierarchy
Ans: the idea popularized by Maslow that human needs are prioritized in
a hierarchy; some needs, esp. physiological ones, must be satisfied before
others, such as the need for achievement or self-actualization, can be
pursued
glucose
Ans: a kind of sugar that cells require for energy production
insulin
Ans: a hormone released by the pancreas that helps pump nutrients in
the blood into the cells, where they can be stored as fat or metabolized
into needed energy
leptin
