PSYC 2230 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 - Motivation.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2230
• Professor: Frank Marchese

Document Summary

Changes and adaptations beneficial to personal & genetic survival. Patterns of behaviour in the service of needs both physical and psychological: serves physical & psychological requirements. Patterns of behaviour directed to our goals that serve our needs. A) evolved motivational patterns act in the service of primary life processes: B) metabolism and reproduction are fundamental life processes that assist in the survival of the organism and its continuance through genetic transmission: parent is represented in the child biologically and psychologically. Freud called this the super ego (ones personal conscience is initially the internalization of parents" rules, norms, standards: through process of socialization we teach our kids about our norms, beliefs. Thus evolution of fundamental life process act in concert with evolved motivational dispositions to assist the organism in personal and genetic survival. Processes that benefit the organism and species tend to be preserved and are genetically transmitted over time benefit future offspring generations. Personal survival: survival of individual as individual.