PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Predicable, Negative-Feedback Amplifier, Startle Response
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Motivation an internal state or condition that directs behavior. Motivation is goal directed, varies in strength and duration, a need or desire. People are motivated by their biological instincts. Inborn behavioral tendencies activated by stimuli in our environments. Belief that a physicological need creates an aroused state that drivs motivats us to reduce that need. We are motivated to pursue an optimum level of stimulation (arousal) States that performance n task is best when the arousal level is optimal for the specific task. Intrinsic motivation: motivated by internal factors and engaging in a behavior simply for the satisfaction that is part of doing it. Extrinsic motivation: motivated by external factors that are nt related to the task. Primary incentives: rewards or punishments that are innate. Secondary incentives: cues that are viewed as rewarding as a result of learning about their association with other events. Brain regions associated with dopamine release are activated during a pleasurable experience and direct future behavior.
