AP Psychology for units 6,7,8
Psychologists
Motivation
Abraham Maslow
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
Experiment
Hierarchy of Needs
Operant conditioning chamber
"The theory of human motivation"
Drive Reduction Theory
:Deep Processing
Hippocampus
Intermittent Reinforcement
Other Race Effect
Frustration Aggression Principle
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Need or desire that energizes behavior
The concept that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy needs
The aim of physiological drive reduction is homeostasis, the tendency to maintain a balanced constant state, glucose, body chemistry
An example, the need to satisfy hunger. becomes your drive for hunger, drive reducing behaviors of eating
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
Behavior driven by rewards to avoid punishment
Behavior driven by reward
Associated with memory
Short term
Long term
Sensory Memory
physiological, safety, belonging, self esteem, self actualization
Skinner box
operant conditioning, if thew rat pulls the lever it will receive food reinforcer
The needs of motivating human behavior
The statement of frustration often leading to aggressive behavior
Principle was discovered by John Dollard, Neal Millard, and Leonard Doob
An example, is road rage. Often people get frustrated with one another, sometimes leading in violence and agression
Is used when we are deeply trying to recall a moment, situation, or a certain language used
Requires semantic processing
One of B.F Skinner's theories behaviorism and operant conditioning
Often only given to the subject after a desired response
A kid throwing a tantrum scenario, if their parents gave them candy for every-time it happened, that would be the opposite of intermittent reinforcement
Being able to process information not from experience, names, colors, letters
sensory information
Being able to recall the race of one's face more accurately than another race
Cross race bias effect
Ingroup members, outgroup members