PSY 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Genderqueer, Motivation, Sexual Orientation
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A desire to do something because of external goals. A desire to do something because of internal goals. Need hierarchy: an arrangement of needs, in which basic survival needs must be met before people can satisfy their needs. Amygdala!: fear response, processes the emotional significance of stimuli and generates immediate emotional and behavioral reactions, damage= cannot determine facial expression, unusually friendly with strangers. Primary emotion- shared across cultures and evolutionarily adaptive (fear, happiness, anger, sadness) Secondary emotion- blends of primary emotions (remorse, shame, guilt, anticipation) People with grit have a deep passion and a willingness to keep working toward goals, even in spite of hardships and pitfalls. Shown to be a significant predictor for the grades of college students. Occurs when an individual"s gender identity contradicts their biological sex. Others don"t feel or think they are particularly male or female, or their gender identity may change. The term genderqueer is used to describe this gender identity.
