Motivation and Emotion - In this section‚ we will examine motives‚ motivation‚ and some related theoretical perspectives. Then‚ we’ll look at Emotions‚ some of the components or elements to emotions‚ and some theoretical perspectives. Motivation Some "Why" questions: Why do you go to class each day? Why did Cain kill Abel? Why do students study for hours (sometimes even days) to pass examinations (and don’t say‚ "to pass examinations")? Why do professors teach students‚ and why do they test students
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by William Shakespeare‚ clearly illustrates how attempting to be more masculine can take a negative toll‚ and instead of making one feel more confident‚ it can make them confused and mentally scarred. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ the main character‚ goes as far as murdering a man to prove his manliness to his wife. As time goes on‚ his actions begin to psychologically damage him‚ leaving him worried and anxious. Early in the play‚ we are provided with examples of manliness that would lead us to believe
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Do not ask what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country "We have to labor‚ and to work‚ and work hard‚ to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for the world‚ for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace has been said to be indivisible; so is freedom‚ so is prosperity now‚ and so also is disaster in this One World that can no longer be split into isolated fragments." A true patriot
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Gender and Society 11/28/2013 Learning Activity 4&5: Applied Research The hypothesis that I have decided to come out with for this project involves the gym‚ working out and body image. I’m taking the side/idea that although the majority say women have more body issues than men and are more insecure about their bodies‚ it’s the reverse‚ and men have just as many if not more body image issues. For this hypothesis I went to the gym for a period of 2 ½ hours‚ brought my workout log book‚ and
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Social Influences. Social influences‚ such as mass media‚ religious and educational institutions‚ help enforce traditional gender roles initially taught in the family home (Stromberg & Harkess 137-45). In "Media‚ Gender And Identity: An Introduction‚" sociologist and media theorist David Gauntlett indicates that "Although women are more equally represented in media today‚ women are still less likely than men to be in a leading role. Women also continue to be portrayed as victims who are constantly
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Can money buy you happiness? Money would probably be on the top of everyone’s list of things they desire‚ along with other things that only money could buy‚ but does that mean that money will make you happy? Happiness cannot be found in inanimate objects such as a new car or a huge house if you have no one to share it with. Money can lead to lots of lovely things and great opportunities but it can induce greed in a person‚ it’s like most things if you have too much of it all you want is more. It
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Gender roles are patterns of personality traits‚ attitudes‚ interests‚ mannerisms‚ and behaviors that are considered either "male" or "female" by a society’s culture. They are a product of the way people are raised and these may not actually match an individual’s gender identity. Research shows that genetics and environment influence development of gender roles. As society changes‚ its gender roles often also change to meet the expectations of that particular society. It has been suggested that gender
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cognitive. Instincts are said to be “inborn patterns of behavior that are biologically determined rather than learned.” (University of Phoenix‚ 2010‚ pp. 244-248). The theory of instinct affects motivation because it is said to be preprogrammed into the person or animal. These kinds of responses are able to keep you alive. There are many psychologists that believe our behavior is learned through this concept‚ but is not really accepted. According to the reading material drive reduction is a “theory
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1. Explain how adaption relates to our thermoreceptors and touch receptors. How we feel cold only when something cools or warms the thermoreceptor and not by the absolute temperature. We are accustomed to a particular level of warmth and adapt to it. What is referred pain and how can it be dangerous? Referred pain is when something‚ usually internal organs‚ cause some other part of the body to feel the pain. It can be dangerous if someone with a heart attack have pain in their arm‚
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Emotions There are several functioned emotions that will be analyzed in this paper. Psychological emotional arousal and cognitive activity can be very important. At least two historical theories of emotion and arousal as they relate to human motivation such as; American psychologist Stanley Schatcher as well Jerome Singer’s theory will be examined. There will be at least two research methods used for uncovering basic emotions analyze such as; Johnson-Laird and Oatley. Facial feedback hypothesis
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