PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus, Paraventricular Nucleus Of Hypothalamus, Human Sexual Activity
2 Feb 2016
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Motives needs, wants, desires leading to goal-directed behaviour. Drive theories seeking homeostasis (idea of balance) Motives are the needs, wants, interests, and desires that propel people toward behaviour. Drive theories hold that motivation is based in an internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension; organisms seek to maintain homeostasis, or a state of equilibrium or stability. Incentive theories hold that motivation is regulated by external stimuli, such as ice cream, an a, money, etc. Evolutionary theories hold that natural selection favours behaviours that maximize reproductive success; this explains affiliation, achievement, dominance, aggression, and sex drive in terms of adaptive value. Ideas of balance, drive theories, we do things to stay balanced (thirsty, lonely, eating disorders) Incentive: we are motivated by something external, something outside of us. Example, we only work because we make money. But its not all about external rewards/stimuli - example starving artists.
