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Explaining Motivation
  1. Define motivation and emotion, and discuss the role of each in human behavior. (p. 250)
  2. Describe and distinguish among instinct, drive-reduction, arousal, incentive, and cognitive theories of motivation. (pp. 251-254)
  3. Explain Maslow's hierarchy of motivation. (pp. 254-255)

Human Needs and Motivation: Eat, Drink, and Be Daring
  1. Define obesity, differentiate between biological and social factors associated with hunger, and discuss the roots of obesity. (pp. 256-259)
  2. Describe the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and discuss possible causes for these disorders. (pp. 259-260)
  3. Indicate the most effective behaviors associated with weight loss. (pp. 260-261)
  4. Describe the biological and psychological aspects of sexual behavior. (pp. 261-262)
  5. Describe patterns of heterosexual behavior, including premarital, marital, and extramarital sex. (pp. 262-263)
  6. Define homosexuality and bisexuality, and discuss theories that have been proposed regarding the development of sexual orientation. (pp. 263-265)
  7. Discuss the secondary motivations of achievement, affiliation, and power. (pp. 266-267)

Understanding Emotional Experiences
  1. Describe the functions of emotions and the range of emotional expression. (pp. 268-269)

The Roots of Emotions
  1. Identify the key points of the James-Lange, the Cannon-Bard, and the Schachter-Singer theories of emotion, and distinguish each theory from the others. (pp. 271-273)
  2. Describe how emotional responses can be used in lie detection, and discuss the validity of traditional lie detection devices. (p. 274)







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