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Psychology 5/e Book Cover
Psychology, 5/e
Lester M. Sdorow, Arcadia University
Cheryl A. Rickabaugh, University of Redlands
Motivation

Chapter Outline

  1. The Nature of Motivation
    1. Sources of Motivation
      1. Genes and Motivation
      2. Drives and Motivation
      3. Incentives and Motivation
    2. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
    3. Staying on Track: The Sources of Motivation
  2. The Hunger Motive
    1. Factors that Regulate Hunger
      1. Bodily Factors and Eating
      2. Brain Factors and Eating
      3. Environmental Factors and Eating
    2. Obesity
      1. Biopsychological Factors in Obesity
        1. Heredity and Obesity
        2. Set Point and Obesity
        3. Basal Metabolic Rate and Obesity
      2. Behavioral Factors in Obesity
        1. Inactivity and Obesity
        2. Eating Cues and Obesity
        3. Stress and Obesity
    3. Eating Disorders
      1. Anatomy of a Research Study: How Satisfied Are Men and Women With Their Bodies?
        1. Rationale
        2. Method
        3. Results and Discussion
      2. Anorexia Nervosa
      3. Bulimia Nervosa
    4. Staying on Track: The Hunger Motive
  3. The Sex Motive
    1. Biopsychological Factors in Sexual Behavior
      1. Physiological Factors and Sex
      2. The Sexual Response Cycle
    2. Psychosocial Factors in Sexual Behavior
    3. Culture and Sexual Behavior
      1. Surveys of Human Sexual Behavior
        1. Kinsey's Findings
        2. Sex Surveys Since Kinsey
    4. Sexual Orientation
      1. Biopsychological Factors in Sexual Orientation
        1. Heredity and Sexual Orientation
        2. Hormones and Sexual Orientation
      2. Thinking Critically About Psychology and the Media: Is There a Gay Brain?
      3. Psychosocial Factors in Sexual Orientation
        1. Childhood Upbringing and Sexual Orientation
        2. Gender and Sexual Orientation
      4. The Current Status of Theories of Sexual Orientation
    5. Staying on Track: The Sex Motive
  4. The Arousal Motive
    1. Optimal Arousal
    2. Sensory Deprivation
    3. Sensation Seeking
    4. Staying on Track: The Arousal Motive
  5. The Achievement Motive
    1. Need for Achievement
      1. Goal Setting
    2. Psychology Versus Common Sense: Will Rewarding a Behavior Always Increase Our Desire to Perform It?
    3. Intrinsic Motivation
      1. Overjustification Theory
      2. Cognitive-Evaluation Theory
    4. Staying on Track: The Achievement Motive









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