PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Married People, Ginger Ale, Exact Sequence

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

Self-actualized: maslow"s hierarchy of needs, is the order fixed or universal, people don"t go through these steps in the exact sequence, depends on culture, hierarchy element may inaccurate. Self determination theory: individual"s ability to achieve their goals and attain psychological well being. Self-efficacy: individual"s confidence that they can plan and execute a course of action to solve a problem. Extrinsic (performing): motivation geared toward gaining rewards or public recognition, or avoiding embarrassment: motivational: feeling of having little or no motivation to perform a behaviour. Intrinsic (mastery): process of being internally motivated to perform behaviours and overcome challenges. 3. 1 closer look at biological needs: hunger: physiological signals, stomach contractions, hypothalamus, set point. Social facilitation (eating more): longer a person sits socializing more likely to continue nibbling. Impression management (eating less): self-consciously control their food intake. Modelling (eating whatever they eat): if no ones eating they wont eat, if everyones eating lots you eat lots.