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19391945 
World War II was fought。 
1943 Clark Hull; a psychologist at Yale; proposed that behavior is motivated 
primarily through drive reduction; through reinforcement that decreases 
biological tension within an organism。 
19501953 
The Korean War was fought。 
1953 David McClelland developed the first research methods for studying 
achievement motivation。 
1955 Physiologist Donald Hebb proposed that motivation to obtain or 
maintain an optimal level of arousal is the force that directs and 
organizes behavior。 
1969 The first human moon landing occurred。 
1970 Abraham Maslow proposed that all people are motivated by deficiency 
and growth needs to achieve their innate potential as human beings。 
1974 Richard Solomon and J。 D。 Corbit published their opponent…process 
model of motivation; the notion that a strong emotional state stimulates 
organisms to seek the opposite emotional state。 

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SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READINGS 

Buck; R。 (1988)。 Human Motivation and Emotion (2nd ed。)。 New York: John Wiley & Sons。 A broad 
introduction to the literature on motivation and emotion; with an emphasis on human studies 
and on animal studies with direct application to human beings。 

Festinger; L。 (1957)。 A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance。 Evanston; IL: Row; Peterson。 A classic text in 
motivation and social psychology。 Demonstrates how thoughts; specifically inconsistent 
thoughts; can motivate changes in belief and behavior。 

Geen; R。 (1995)。 Human Motivation: A Social Psychological Approach。 Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole。 An 
introduction to motivation that approaches the topic from a social perspective and relates it to 
everyday life。 

Lepper; M。; Sethi; S。; Dialdin; D。; & Drake; M。 (1997)。 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: A 
Developmental Perspective。 New York: Cambridge University Press。 Explores the influence of both 
intrinsic and extrinsic rewards on motivation and behavior。 Discusses the situations in which 
extrinsic reward can decrease intrinsic motivation。 

Maslow; A。 (1943)。 A Theory of Human Motivation。 Psychological Review; 50; 370–396。 Details 
Maslow’s theory of motivation; including his hierarchy of needs。 According to Maslow; humans 
are; “a perpetually wanting animal。” A classic paper。 

McClelland; D。 (1998)。 Human Motivation。 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press。 A well…written 
introduction to the field of human motivation。 

Weiner; B。 (1989)。 Human Motivation。 Englewood Cliffs; NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum。 Provides an 
extensive review of four theories of motivation: drive; field; achievement; and attribution。 

Weiner; B。 (1998)。 Discovering General Laws of Social Motivation。 Hove; Psychology Press/Erlbaum 
(UK) Taylor & Francis。 Advances in Psychological Science; Vol 1: Social; Personal; and Cultural 
Aspects; 93–109。 Proposes a general theory of motivation based on attribution theory。 

Zimbardo; P。 (1966)。 The Cognitive Control of Motivation。 Transactions of the New York Academy of 
Sciences; 28(7); 902–921。 Series of studies shows that both biological drives and emotional 
behavior are controlled by cognitive; psychological; and social variables。 These data accord with 
predictions from cognitive dissonance theory。 The experiments involve both behavioral and 
physiological responses to shock; cognitive control of conditioned eye blink; hypnosis; and 
thirst。 

DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY 

PROGRAM 12: MOTIVATION AND EMOTION 

Overview 

A review of what researchers are discovering about why we act and feel as we do; from the 
exhilaration of love to the agony of failure。 

Key Issues 

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; biological motivation for sexual behavior; reproductive behavior 

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PSYCHOLOGY AND LIFE 

of rats and the physiological effects; physiological and psychological motivation for romantic 

love; the universality of emotions; and the effects of optimism and pessimism on physiology。 

Demonstrations 

Rat sexual behavior。 

Interviews 

Psychologist Norman Adler studies reproductive behavior and its physiological consequence 

in rats。 

Martin Seligman studies the effects of optimism and pessimism on physiology and behavior。 

Abraham Maslow examines the effects of the interplay between human nature and society on 

motivation。 

FILMS AND VIDEOS 

Fear of Fat (1987)。 CHUH; 26 minutes 

Five young women describe their eating disorders and how they overcame them。 For centuries; 
plumpness was considered pretty; but in recent years society has focused on being thin。 So much so 
that for some a simple diet may develop into an erratic; life…threatening pattern of behavior。 An 
excellent; timely film; it acplishes four goals: 

1。 Explains how societal pressures encourage eating disorders 
2。 Explains three eating disorders 
3。 Lists behaviors that aid in overing eating disorders 
4。 Explains the different body types。 
Motivation (1990)。 Insight Media; 30 minutes 

Provides examples of motivation; explaining thoughts; actions; and choices。 Explores factors that 
influence motivation and demonstrates some behavioral extremes such as thrill seeking。 Also 
includes Maslow’s hierarchy of needs。 

CASE STUDY LECTURE LAUNCHER 

“Mike; Let’s Do El Capitan!” 

Many climbers dream of scaling the majestic domed cliff that rises 3200 feet from California’s 
Yosemite Valley; but few succeed。 Mark Wellman had more than the normal number of obstacles to 
overe and number of reasons for not trying。 In 1982; a fall from another Yosemite peak had 
paralyzed both his legs。 However; seven years later; Mark announced that he would climb El 
Capitan。 

For six months; 29…year old Mark strengthened the muscles of his upper body with daily weight 
training and many practice climbs; climbing only with his arms。 Finally; he was ready to do what 
most others thought impossible。 In July 1989; Mark looked up the sheer rock face at its handholds 
on the arduous ascent。 Mark grabbed the first rope and pulled himself up; six inches at a time。 He 
grasped the next rope; another six inches closer to his goal。 For a week; Mike placed ropes and 

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Mark did pull…ups; hundreds a day; six inches at a time。 

On some afternoons; the temperature topped 100°F。 The heat; however; was never as bad as the 
wind; which gusted fiercely between 11 A。M。 and 8 P。M。 everyday。 At times; the wind pushed them 
out from the cliff face; but they persevered。 On the eighth night of their adventure; Mark and Mike 
tied themselves into their sleeping bags and bivouacked on a narrow ledge。 The next morning they 
would begin their final ascent: 300 feet for Mike; 600 pull…ups for Mark。 After a total of more then 
7;000 pull…ups; Mark’s body ached。 Nevertheless; the next day pain gave way to euphoria as Mark 
pulled himself up the last six inches to the top of El Capitan。 He had achieved what some thought 
impossible。 

What motivates someone to try what others deem impossible? Having already bee paralyzed 
from one fall; why did he choose to risk another? What distinguishes him from those of us who; 
with all limbs functioning; can barely roll out of bed in the morning to hit the snooze button on the 
alarm clock? What about Mark’s friend; Mike? What made him take on the major responsibility of 
helping Mark? Centuries ago; the gallant Sir Walter Raleigh; in the pany of Queen Elizabeth; 
wrote on a fogged windowpane; “Fain would I climb; yet fear I to fall。” The Queen responded; “If 
thy heart fails thee; climb not at all。” 

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CHAPTER 13 
Emotion; Stress; and Health 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

On pletion of this chapter; students should be able to: 

1。 Define emotion in term of its psychological; physiological; and cultural constraints 
2。 Explain Darwin’s perspective of the adaptive function of emotional response 
3。 Discuss the universality of emotional response relative to cultural constraints 
4。 Discuss the physiological aspects of emotion 
5。 Explain the impact of emotion on cognitive functioning 
6。 Describe the physiological responses to both acute and chronic stress 
7。 Define and describe the field of psychoneuroimmunology 
8。 Describe the biopsychosocial model of health and the field of health psychology 
9。 Identify relationships between personality type and health 
CHAPTER OUTLINE 

I。 Emotions 
A。 Basic Emotions and Culture 
1。 Are Some Emotional Responses Innate? 
a) Tompkins observed that infants respond with immediate; unlearned 
affective reactions to certain stimuli; such as loud sounds 
b) Research confirms that some emotional responses are universal 
c) Emotional responses are less well differentiated in infants than in 

older individuals 

2。 Are Emotional Expressions Universal? 
a) Ekman posits that all people share an overlap in facial language 
b) Seven facial expressions are recognized and produced cross…culturally 
in response to the emotions of happiness; surprise; anger; disgust; fear; 
sadness; and contempt 
c) Ekman used a neuro…cultural position to reflect the joint contributions 
of the brain and culture in emotional expression 

3。 How does Culture Constrain Emotional Expression? 
a) Different cultures have varying standards for management of emotion 
b) Cultures establish social rules or norms regarding when and where 
certain emotions should be displayed 

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B。 Theories of Emotion 
1。 Theories of emotion attempt to explain the relationship between physiological 
and psychological aspects of the experience of emotion 
2。 The physiology of emotion refers to those responses that are designed to 
mobilize the body for action to deal with the source of the emotion 
a) The autonomic nervous system (ANS) prepares the body for emotional 
responses through action of the sympathetic and parasympathetic 
nervous systems 

(i) The sympathetic nervous system is more active when stimuli 
are mild and unpleasant 
(ii) The parasympathetic nervous system is more active when 
stimuli are mild and pleasant 
b) Strong emotions such as fear or anger activate the body’s emergency 
reaction system; which prepares the body for potential danger 

c) Integration of hormonal and neural aspects of arousal is controlled by 
the hypothalamus and the limbic system 

(i) The amygdala (part of the limbic system) serves as a gateway 
for emotion and a filter for memory 
(ii) The hypothalamus; located in the cortex; is involved as 
switching station; with its connections to other parts of the 
body 
3。 James…Lange Theory of Body Reaction 
a) Holds that emotion stems from bodily feedback; in which the 
perception of stimulus causes autonomic arousal and other bodily 
actions that lead to the experience of an emotion 

b) Considered a peripheralist theory; it assigns the most prominent role 
in the chain of emotional response to visceral reactions of the ANS 

4。 Cannon…Bard Theory of Central Neural Processes 
a) Takes a centralist focus on the actions of the central nervous system 
(CNS) 

b) Four objections to James…Lange Theory: 

(i) Visceral activity is irrelevant for emotional experience 
(ii) Visce

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