PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Allostasis, Bulimia Nervosa, Human Sexual Response Cycle

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Kyle Danielson

Document Summary

Hedonic principle and give examples of how it works in humans. Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation and how it develops with age. How humans differ in their approach vs avoidance motivation. Motivation is the psychological reason for producing an action. One of the primary ways in which emotion changes our actions is by giving us information about an object, event, or individual. Even so-called rational decisions are emotional ones. Brain damage to emotional regions of the brain (e. g. amygdala) can cause severe indecision in patients! Emotion also provides us with instructions on what to do with new information. Ancient philosophers (including plato and aristotle) believed that human motivation is centred on the hedonic principle. Hedonic principle: all motivation extends from attraction to pleasure and avoidance of pain. According to this principle, our primary motivator for everything we do is ultimately pleasure. Hedonic principle explains human motivation at a basic level.