PSYC 1010 Quiz: Motivation, Emotion theories and Intelligence Maslows heirarchy of needs and its relation to motivation. Theories of how emotion works, and introduction to intelligence testing.

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

*inborn needs that are organized in a hierarchy* **deficiency motives: we are motivated to remove a deficiency/discomfort. **growth motives: even when there is no deficiency we are motivated to develop beyond our present condition. Growth motives: cognitive, aesthetic needs, need for self-actualization. Characteristics of self-actualized people: tolerate uncertainty, humour, highly creative, concerned for welfare of humanity. 3 components of emotion: facial expression- body language, voice intonation (behavioural components, physiological changes blood pressure, heart rate, upset stomach, cognitive feeling/experiencing, mood. *ekman found that 1000 different configurations of facial expressions that can convey emotion. *these are innate: these expressions happen cross-culturally, blind people express the same facial expression for a specific emotion. As a rebuttal to ekman, another thought about facial expression implies that it facial expressions are learned through the culture"s expression of feelings. E. g; tibet hello with clicking tongue , some cultures teach to control emotion (japanese hide negative emotion in public)