Emotion and Motivation

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I. Emotion

1. Physiological, affective, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of emotions and the interactions among these aspects

2. Theories of emotion

- James-Lange

- Cannon-Bard

- Two-factor theory

- Facial feedback theory

- Pluctchik

- Opponent-process

3. Effects of motivation and emotion on perception, cognition and behavior

4. Explain how learning, memory, problem solving, and decision making are influenced by motivation and emotion

II. Motivational Concepts

1. Apply motivational concepts to the behavior of humans and animals

- describe motives, goals, values / analyze

- examples / studies

2. Interaction of internal cues and environmental cues determining motivation derived from basic drives

3. Situational cues giving rise to anger and fear / curiosity and anxiety

4. Major theories of motivation

-drive

-need

-affiliation

-achievement

-Maslow’s hierarchy

5. Choice and strength of motivation

6. Motivations in conflict