AP Psychology Niland Notes on Motivation and Emotion – Chapter 9 Essential Questions: • In what ways are humans motivated to behave? • What methods of motivation are more effective than others? • How can one increase their motivation to behave in various ways? • What is the role of hunger in motivating behavior? • How do maladaptive eating patterns affect behavior? • What role do emotions play in behavior? • How do cognitions affect emotions? • How does stress influence health and behavior? •
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Origin: The Story of Charles Darwin The boy that no one thought would go anywhere. The child that never believed there was a real spot in the world for them. The son whose father wanted him to make something of himself but didn’t approve of what he wanted to do had become one of the most known scientists in the world. After going on a five year expedition Darwin uncovered patterns within animals and the land to create and show the theory of evolution. Collaborating with many scientists to analyze
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In the 1800’s‚ the world’s view on humans‚ animals‚ and life itself was drastically altered by one man: Charles Robert Darwin. Darwin was born on February 12th‚ 1809 in Shrewsbury‚ England. He grew up in a very privileged family: “Both of Charles’s grandfathers were among the most famous men in England” (Whiting 13). His early years were happy‚ and relatively free of distress. However‚ in 1817‚ his mother died. At a young age‚ he found an interest in wildlife‚ and a passion for collecting things
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Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer Charles Darwin‚ a British naturalist‚ revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution through the process of natural selection. Herbert Spencer was the major philosopher of biological and social evolution. Spencer ’s work significantly influenced 19th century developments in biology‚ psychology‚ sociology and anthropology. While Darwin was influential in the fields of natural history and geology‚ his theory of evolution created great controversy. He changed
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Primary emotions are: * Happiness * Sadness * Fear * Anger * Surprise * Disgust These emotions are inborn‚ not learnt‚ as even born blind and deaf people display these emotions. The James-Lange theory It explains the connection between our emotion and our body. Named after the psychologist who created the theory‚ it states that emotions are physical in nature. It is a physical change that brings about any emotional change. E.g. If you were nervous‚ remove all the symptoms
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Emotion Suzanne Gilbert‚ Della Lonkar‚ Karmyla Lopez‚ Joy Schatz Psych 355 April 18‚ 2011 Stefanie Krasner Theories of Emotion Researchers have debated about the phenomenon with emotions. Debates on this topic have and will continue to for many more years. Researchers have attempted to understand why one has emotions and came up with the five different theories. The first theory is the James-Lange theory‚ which argues that an event can cause physiological arousal first and‚ it can be interpret
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Motivation and Emotion Essay The prince’s mother is motivated by Love and Belonging. The theory that can best be expressed by her character is Schacter-Singer. Love and belonging is when others affiliate to be accepted and belong. The prince’s mother wanted to feel worthy‚ respected‚ and have a status to her name. Humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance‚ they need to love and be loved by others. The mother strives so hard for acceptance because at this level the needs of love
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The sociology of emotions is the article of Katherine Walker from the EBSOHost. The sociology of emotions’ article is based on the study of the sociology of emotions in which defines emotions as socially constructed and culturally variable labels attached to physiological responses to stimuli. Studies have questioned the universality of emotions‚ their variation across cultures‚ rules about feelings and emotional displays‚ and the necessity of emotions to maintaining the social bond. The article
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between motivation and emotions can be seen in everyday life. To show the connection this paper will discuss two of the historical theories of emotion and arousal as they relate to human motivation. Then it will analyze two research methods used for uncovering basic emotions. Finally it will cover the facial feedback hypothesis‚ particularly the event-appraisal-emotion sequence. James-Lange Theory There have been numerous theories on emotions and arousal. The James-Lange theory is one of the earliest
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Motivation and Emotion Motivation: Motive: An emotion‚ desire‚ physiological need and or similar impulse that acts as an encouragement to action. Motivation is the driving force by which humans achieve their goals. It is an internal state that activates and gives direction to thoughts‚ feelings and action. Types and Nature of Motives: Intrinsic motivation: Internal desire to perform a particular task. For example‚ pleasure‚ mastery etc. Before to be intrinsically motivated‚ one must satisfy
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