PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Electrolyte, Impression Management, Hypotension

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Stephanie Denison

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Champions are made from something they have deep inside them a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. (cid:863) Objectives for the lecture: know about instinct, drive reduction, & arousal theories, know how the brain is involved in motivation, learn about hunger. Motivation: a need or desire that serves to energize behaviour and to direct it toward a goal. We do it because we want to/need to. Do it (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it"s good for us i(cid:374) the lo(cid:374)g ru(cid:374) Motivational state (i. e. , a drive): internal (comes from you) condition that orients toward a goal incentive: a reinforcer, reward, or goal. Perspectives on motivation instinct: drive reduction arousal. Instinct: a complex, unlearned behaviour pattern that is constant within a species. Why do we do things: comes from evolutionary theory, darwin.