PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Periventricular Nucleus, Twin, Gonadotropin

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jaime Palmer

Document Summary

Motivation: process that influences the direction, persistence, and vigor of a goal-directed behaviour. http://tonks. disted. camosun. bc. ca/courses/psyc130/motivation/motiva tion. htm. Common to all members of a species. Automatically produce a particular response to a particular stimulus. Homeostasis: state of internal physiological equilibrium that the body strives to maintain. Internal tension that motivate an organism to behave in ways that reduce tension. Behavioural activation system stimulated by signals of potential reward and positive need gratification. Behavioural inhibition system responds to stimuli that signal potential pain, nonreinforcement and punishment: limbic system: amygdala & hippocampus. Expectancy x value theory: motivation = expectancy x incentive value. Intrinsic (value for it"s own sake) vs. extrinsic motivation (physical values = money, car, bf, house) Self-determination theory has 3 psychological needs: competence: feelings of activeness or success, autonomy: freedom of authority or pressure, relatedness: forming meaningful social bonds. Biological standards for the regulation of body weight.