PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Xerostomia, Display Rules, Biosafety

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Allan Greer

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P1: motivation: factors that in uence initiation, direction, intensity, and persistence of behaviour. Not observed but inferred: ex: stimulus (dry mouth) > thirst > response (drinking, noticing adds for, we do things differently once we have motivation. For example, if we are motivated to drinks) lose weight = eat less or healthier foods. Theories: ***theories con ict with each other**, maslow: biological > safety > attachment > esteem > self-actualization, achievement motivation: behaviour is sometimes motivated by need for esteem. P2: emotion: physiological changes and conscious feelings of pleasantness aroused by stimuli that lead to behavioural reactions. Not every feeling is an emotion (fatigue etc: moods: subjective feelings associated with emotions. Moods last longer than emotions: darwin: emotions can increase chances of survival by providing readiness. Brain: cortical paths of info related to potentially fear-inducing stimuli left hemisphere specialized in happiness/ right in fear and disgust (not proven)