Motivation+&+Emotion

=Motivation & Emotion= This unit explores the theories and biological basis of human motivation and emotion. Below are some highlights for you. Additionally, there are links to most class handouts for this unit.

1. Individuals are driven by a variety of internal and external forces. 2. Psychologists explain motivation and emotion and why we experience it in different ways through instinct, drive-reduction, incentives, and cognitive theories.
 * Enduring Understandings:**

1. How does biology play a role in human motivation and emotion? 2. What are the theoretical perspectives that have helped psychologists understand motivation? 3. How do the James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory, and Schacter Cognitive theories describe emotion? 4. What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs? 5. How many basic emotions (or, types of mood states) are there, what differentiates them, and how are they related to motivation?
 * Essential Questions:**

motivation, instinct, need, drive, incentive, set point, Schacter study, Harlow, McClelland, Matina Horner, intrinsic, extrinsic, Drive-REduction theory, emotion, personality types, Opponent process
 * Key Content/Vocabulary (Not a comprehensive list!):**

//Intro to Psych// Modules 15 & 16
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