Brain & Spinal Cord
Info to and from central nervous system
Maintains body function under normal conditions
Carries sensory info and controls movement
Common Sense Theory (CST)
- Trigger to emotion to bodily arousal (I’m shaking because I am afraid)
James-Lange Theory (JLT)
- Trigger to physical reaction to feelings (I’m embarrassed because my face is hot)
Cannon-Bard Theory (CBT)
- Trigger to Emotion and physical reaction at the same time (I’m shaking and feeling afraid at the same time)
Cognitive Theory (CT)
- Trigger to physical reaction and Cues to Feeling (This dog is dangerous and that makes me feel afraid)
Causes us to do something (Physical Award)
Act itself is motivating
Drive Reduction
- Internal drives to push the organism
Acquired Needs
- 3 Motivating Drivers (Achievement, Affiliation, Power)
Incentive Theory
- Response to external rewards are reinforcements
Hierarchy of Needs
- Little research supports the theory
Mental Activity going on in the brain
Trial and Error
- Solution after Solution
Algorithm
- Step by step procedures
Heuristics
- Method of doing something
Anchoring
- Starting with a piece of info
Availiability Heuristics
- Predicting an event within a population
Scarcity Heurisitic
- Some rare, must be valuable
Objects only meant for actual use
Think of things that com readily to mind based on past events
Evidence that supports your pre-existing beliefs
Likely to see an outcome, after it has happened
Superordinate Concept
- General Concept “Fruit”
Basic Level Concept
- More specific “Apple”
Subordinate Concept
- Most Specific “Granny Smith Apple”
Specific rules or features
Experiences with the concepts in the real world
Amy
- Motivation, Emotional Control
Hippo
- Ability to remember
Hypo - Fear and Thirst
Tha - Info from sensory organs
Paraysympathetic Division
- Maintains body function, saves energy
Sympathetic Division
- Expend energy in times of stress
Influenced by language and culture
PANAS
- Postivive Affect Negative Affect Schedule
1. Self Actualization
2. Esteem
3. Love
4. Safety
5. Physiological
1. Organizing Info
2. Understanding Info
3. Processing Info
Problem Solving, worked in the past
Individual Difference in traits and abilities
Sigmund Freud, role on unconscious mind
1. Conscious: Aware at any given moment
2. Preconscious: Moment is stored
3. Unconscious: Hidden at all time
Pleasure Seeker, if it feels good, do it
- Moral
- If it feels good, do it, but only if nothing bad will happen
Behaviour
- Acceptable behaviour as learned through life
1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Latent
5. Genital
Explains the action of humans and animals
- Albert Bandura
1. Environment
2. Behavior itself
3. Cognitive Factors from earlier experiences
Effective a behaviour will be
More persistent
Expect to fail
What makes people uniquely human
- Carl Rogers
Striving for fulfillment
An image on oneself
Actual perception of chracteristics
One would like to be
Respect with no strings attached
Respect depends on what others want
1. Extra
2. Agreeable
3. Conscientious
4. Emotionally
5. Open
All traits are independent
Hermann Rorschach
1. Self Report
2. Peer/Informant
3. Behaviour
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