PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Lateral Hypothalamus, Motivation, Glucagon
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The process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met. Extrinsic motivation: a person performs an action bc it leads to an outcome that is separate from or external to the person. Intrinsic motivation: a person performs an action bc the act is fun, challenging, or satisfying in an internal manner. Generating a behavior in order to satisfy. Instincts: the biologically determined and innate patterns of behavior that exist in both people and animals. Mcdougal, 18 instincts: flight (running away), pugnacity (aggressiveness) Instinct approach: approach to motivation that assumes people are governed by instincts similar to those of animals. Describes human behavior, but does not explain why such behaviors exist. Forced psychologists (behaviorists) to acknowledge the importance of hereditary factors. Drive-reduction theory: assumes behavior arises from physiological needs that cause internal drives to push the organism to satisfy the need and reduce tension and arousal.
