Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus, Paraventricular Nucleus Of Hypothalamus, Motivation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas-DeHoog

Document Summary

Psychology 1000 lecture 5 motivation pt. 1 january 21st 2019. A process that influences the direction, persistence, and vigor of self-directed behaviour. There are a lot of things we do that are influenced by motivation. The body strives to maintain an internal physical equilibrium (e. g. , hunger, libido) Pull of external stimuli that have a high value to the individual (e. g. , money) Intrinsic: increasing in value in and of itself (motivated to study due to loving learning: extrinsic: increasing external reward (motivated to study because of parental reward) Psych 1000: ancient tribes ate human flesh when in dire situations or because of tradition, survival is a strong instinct. Heritability (identical twins more similar than fraternal); genetic predisposition (bi and adoption study: the concept of set point is heritable (size not number of fat cells, body homeostasis (dietary restraints leads to disinhibition) Eating disorders are linked to societal definitions of beauty. Highest prevalence rates in north america of eating disorders.