Anthropology 2201F/G Lecture Notes - Clark L. Hull, Orexigenic, Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus
23 Sep 2012
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Motivation often triggers images of people who preserve to attain their dreams and stretch the boundaries of human achievement. Motivation= is a process that influences the direction persistence and vigor of goal oriented behavior. The word motivation derives from latin term meaning to move, and psychologists who study motivation identify factors that move us toward or goals whether they be obtaining food, a mate, success or even peace and quite. Instinct- is an inherited predisposition to behave in a specific and predictable way when exposed to a particular stimulus. Instincts have a genetic basis, are found universally among all members of the species, do not depend on learning, and have survival value of the organism. Modern evolutionary psychologists propose tat many psychological motives have evolutionary underpinnings that are expressed through the actions of genes. From this perspective, the adaptive significance of behavior is a key to understanding motivation. Your body"s biological system is delicately balanced to ensure survival.
