Posted: April 5th, 2016

What are the major sources of motivation? Which source affects you the most? Why?

What are the major sources of motivation? Which source affects you the most? Why?

What is the relationship between motivation and behavior? How is motivation demonstrated by behavior?

Do you believe that innate factors have more of an effect on motivation than learned factors? Why or why not?
What general brain structures are involved in motivation and emotion? What role do these structures play in motivation and emotion?

What is homeostasis? How does homeostasis affect the human body?

How can psychological needs cause behavior? If psychological needs have presumptive brain or physiological correlates, are they still psychological needs? Why or why not?

What effect does stress have on the human body? How can stress be managed?
What are some examples of life stressors? In what ways do individuals differ in their appraisal and ability to cope with life stressors? Are there certain personality traits that serve to buffer individuals against stressors and stress? Why or why not?

What are some methods that are used to uncover basic emotions? Which one of these methods is the most effective? Why?
What is the event appraisal emotion sequence? How does it regulate ongoing expression? What types of criticism has the event appraisal emotion sequence received?