AP Psychology Review: Motivation

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

theory that claims that behavior is driven by a desire to lessen drives resulting from needs that disrupt homeostasis

A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake

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

Motivation from goal directed behavior

motives that are acquired through the process of classical conditioning are called learned motives

Arousal in short spurts is adaptive we perform better under moderate arousal, however optimal performance varies with task difficultiesChronic arousal is maladaptive and tiring(EX: Testing anxiety)

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for; the physiological need to eat, experienced as a drive for obtaining food, an unpleasant sensation that demands relief

excessive eating

an eating disorder in which a normal-weight person diets and becomes significantly underweight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve

a disorder in which cycles of overeating are followed by some form of purging or clearing of the digestive tract

the idea that each person's body weight is genetically set within a given range, that the body works hard to maintain.

a desire for significant accomplishment: for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining a high standard

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