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