motivation and emotion chapter 6 dustin stevenson sylvie langbehn cory brown
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Definitions
• Motivation – Generally thought of as the study of the directional and energizing aspects of behavior
• Emotion – Defined by its effective tone. Either positive or negative, never neutral.
Summary
• Emotion causes motivation• Motives and emotions are
evolutionary adaptations− JUST LIKE OUR OPPOSABLE THUMBS!
• Motivation and emotions are all equally biological, but not equally important.
Summary
• Motives are influenced by learning but are primarily biological.
• Ekmans five basic emotions: anger, disgust, fear, happiness and sadness.• There are most likely many more.
• An angry face is more easily detected than a happy one.
Summary
• We cannot be happy all the time.• Social emotions evolved to
motivate social behaviors.• Self esteem is our perceived status
in the community.
Summary
• Testosterone • ROCKS!• Influences dominant and aggressive
behavior in men.
• Violence• Does NOT rock!
From the book…
• “In summary, an evolutionary approach illuminates how emotion and motivation help us solve the many problems of survival and reproduction that existed in the EEA”
Major Points!
• 1.) Motivation and emotion are indelibly connected.
• 2.) All motives and emotions are primarily biological.
• 3.) It is in the best interest of ones genes to easily detect anger.
“Why Men, Not Women, Start Wars”• Men go for quantity while women strive
for quality.• Women don’t endanger lives to risk
neglecting offspring.• Men need to demonstrate genetic
fitness.