PSYA02H3 Lecture : psych
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direction to what we choose to do. determines how much we persist in what we are pursuing. drive theory: begins with realization that we all have basic needs that are needed for survival (hunger, thirst, comfortable temperature). When we are deprived of one of these needs, we are driven to get it (motivation) regulatory system. homeostasis- clearest/easiest way to think about motivation. homeostatic system (tends to be cyclical: set point- reference point, way for set point to detect deviations, trigger a corrective mechanism that works to re-establish the set point. nutrient detectors signal that there is a lack of nutrients. heganism?- we are driven to get pleasure. anorexia- self starvation as a means of losing weight. Regulatory system fails because of conflict between image and confusion where one"s weight stands.
