Review Link: Motivation and Emotion

This link contains some good information on motivation and emotion. Check out the great visual in the middle of the page. http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/motivation/motivate.html

Wednesday's Assessment Guide

Hi everyone,

Wednesday's assessment will be focused on the following:
-application of theories of emotion to scenarios
-application of theories of motivation to scenarios
-an understanding of homeostasis and its role in some theories of motivation
-nature vs. nurture in emotion and motivation
-an understanding of anorexia, bulimia, and obesity (we did not cover this in class, but you will need to know it)
-extrinsic and intrinsic motivation; be able to describe and give examples of each
-an understanding of Seyle's general adaptation syndrome (GAS); describe what happens at each stage (we did not cover this in class, but you will need to know it)

As I described in class, the assessment will be shorter than our typical unit tests, but longer than a quiz. It will have multiple choice and essay components.

Emotion and Motivation Notes

This link provides some good explanations of motivation and emotion. http://www.umpi.maine.edu/~stump/motives.html

Theories of Emotion

(If you click on the image, it will open in a new window, and you will be able to read it better.)

Here is the graphic we started creating in class on Wednesday. Review it and begin developing a mnemonic so you can remember which theory of emotion is which.

Focus Questions

Here are the focus questions for the remainder of the motivation and emotion chapter. They do not go in order, so be sure to preview them before you read. You may need to use your study book and/or the internet to supplement the information in your textbook.

1. Describe the theories of motivation:
-Drive Reduction Theory
-Arousal Theory
-Incentive Theory
-Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
2. What creates the feeling of hunger? Describe the biological and psychological factors involved in hunger motivation.
3. Describe the three most common eating disorders and their causes. Ensure you know the difference between binging and purging).
4. Describe the (physiological) sexual response cycle (there are four stages). How does the process relate to Wednesday's discussion on the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
5. Describe the psychological factors for sexual motivation. How does human sexual motivation differ from animal sexual motivation?
6. What causes someone to be a homosexual?
7. Describe the theories behind social motivation:
-achievement motivation
-extrinsic/intrinsic motivation
-management theory
8. What happens when we find ourselves conflicted about what choice to make? Explain each type of conflict and provide an example of each:
-approach-approach conflict
-avoidance-approach conflict
-approach-avoidance conflict
-multiple approach-avoidance conflict
9. Most cultures have similar facial expressions. What does this say about facial expressions of emotion?
10. What is stress?
11. How is stress measured?
12. What are the three stages in Seyle's general adaptation syndrome (GAS)?
13. How does perception of control influence stress?
14. Why might intrinsic motivation be more advantageous than extrinsic motivation?

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Focus Questions pp.297-317

1. Describe the four processes involved in emotion.
2. What is the connection between evolution and emotions?
3. Describe Ekman's research.
4. What effect does culture have on emotion?
5. Describe the two emotional pathways (processing systems) in the brain.
6. What is the connection between the amygdala and emotions?
7. What is the connection between the reticular formation and emotions?
8. What is the connection between the cerebral cortex and emotions?
9. Which emotions are associated with the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the nervous system?
10. Name the most important hormones for emotion. With what emotion is each hormone associated?
11. Compare and contrast the main psychological theories of emotion: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Two-factor, cognitive appraisal, and opponent-process.
12. Describe the distributions at the bottom of p.310. What type of distribution is each? What does each graph represent?
13. Describe someone with high emotional intelligence and someone with low emotional intelligence.
14. Describe three deception cues.