Motivation – Flashcards

motivated by the need for an optimum level of excitement or arousal

Performing well at an easy task with a very high level of arousal, but the same high level of arousal would prevent us from performing well on a difficult task.

when the portion size is larger, people will eat more

the point at which ones weight thermostat is supposedly set

Maslow referred to the needs for purpose and meaning that lie beyond the self, others

according to Maslow, one of the ultimate psychologial needs that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved; the motivation to achieve one's potential.

a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake

A view that explains human behavior as motivated by automatic, involuntary, and unlearned responses.

explains motivation as the desire to pursue rewards and avoid punishments

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

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

a desire to perform a behavior due to promised rewards or threats of punishment

the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need

the amount of energy needed to maintain essential body functions