PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Hypothalamus, Homeostasis, Motivation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

Motivation refers to a need or a desire that energizes behaviour and directs it towards a goal. A fixed pattern of behaviour observed across all members of the species. Not acquired by learning, typically rooted in genes. A drive is an aroused/tense state related to a biological need that is not being met. Some human need include hunger, thirst, sex, pain ect. The principle of drive reduction suggest we are motivated to restore homeostasis when a drive emerges. Need drive drive reducing behaviour. An increase is a reward, it increases the likelihood of a behaviour (positive reinforcement) When both needs (push) and incentives (pull) work in tandem we are highly motivated. While in some situations incentives conflict with needs. One way through society can impact how we regulate our behaviour. A need to either increase or decrease our physiological arousal level to maintain an optimal level of arousal. Physiological safety love/belonging esteem self authentication.