PSYS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Drive Theory, Dieting, Lateral Hypothalamus

• School: Ball State University
• Department: Psychological Science
• Course: PSYS 100
• Professor: Biner

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An attempt to understand what causes us to choose our behavior, what energizes us to behave, what maintains behavior, and what stops (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) a(cid:374)d all of the pe(cid:396)(cid:272)eptual a(cid:374)d attitude (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges that accompany these stages. The four major classes of motivational theory (on essay) Drive theories: a set of theories that explain behavior by emphasizing the internal conditions of arousal (drives) which energize the seeking of some goal (which is usually to re-establish a state of physiological well-being or (cid:862)homeostasis(cid:863)(cid:895) Expectancy theories: explanations of motivated behavior that emphasize a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s expectation to succeed and his/her need to achieve (learned drive) Cognitive theories: a set of theo(cid:396)ies that e(cid:373)phasize a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s choice regarding life goals and the means of attaining them (thinking/deciding are most important) Humanistic theories: theories emphasizing the tendency of humans to strive to reach perfection, total self-acceptance, and self-actualization. Self-actualization: the p(cid:396)o(cid:272)ess of (cid:396)ealizi(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s u(cid:374)i(cid:395)uely hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) potential for good.