psych ch 8 – Flashcards

motivation is defined by psychologists as

psychologists have used four perspectives in their efforts to explain motivation. these include an emphasis on instincts, optimum arousal, a hierarchy of motives and

a complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a species is called a

a need refers to

an aroused, motivated state that is often triggered by a physiological need is called

homeostasis, which is the goal of drive reduction, is defined as

positive and negative environmental stimuli that motivate behavior are called

which theory would be most helpful for explaining why people are motivated to watch horror movies

the arousal theory of motivation would be most useful for understanding the aversive effects of

the most basic or lowest level need in maslows heirarchy of human motives includes the need for

according to maslow our need for ____ must be met before we are preoccupied with satisfying our need for ____

research on the physiological basis of hunger has indicated that

activity in the _____ depressed hunger

hunger is increased by ____ ; it is decreased by ______

the set point is

peoples preferences for sweet tastes are ____, and their preferences for excessively salty tastes are ____

anorexia nervosa is typically characterized by

the onset of ___ nearly always begins after a dieter has broken diet restrictions and gorged

anorexia patients are most likely to have parents who

researchers use biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis to understand eating disorders. the social-cultural level of analysis is especially likely to emphasize that eating disorders are influenced by

a body that can store fat has the advantage of possessing

the health risks associated with obesity are generally the greatest for those who carry their excess weight around their

new research has linked women's obesity to their risk of late-life

the relative risk of death among healthy nonsmokers is highest for

the first stage of the sexual response cycle is

during the resolution phase of the sexual response cycle, people are most likely to experience a rapid decrease in physiological arousal if

in most nonhuman mammals, female sexual receptivity is greatest when

compared with europeans teens, american teens have _____ rates of contraceptive use and _____ rates of pregnancy and abortion

more than a dozen national surveys in the early 1990s indicated that in both europe and the US, about ____ percent of men are gay and about ____ percent of women are lesbian

research on the environmental conditions that influence sexual orientation indicates that

when people's need to belong is fulfilled through close relationships, they are less likely to

those who view their work as a necessary but personally unfulfulling way to make money are said to view work as a

work is most likely to satisfy the higher level needs in maslows hierarchy for those who