PSYCH 178 Lecture Notes - Buddhist Philosophy, Psych
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Why is someone drinking: he has a hunger, a need. Theories of motivation: how do we develop scientific theories on how to motivate people, take metaphors by taking the known to illuminate the unknown. Does not mean this person is literally a shark but someone who is dangerous and someone you have to look out for. You do not need to be aware of scared. A person can be more than one metaphor: the person is a machine the person does not think and does not have emotions. Rats go out at night not by choice but by years and years of evolutionary history. It has no choice but to go out at night. You do something in order to get something in return. You either have to change your theory of that she doesn"t like me or think that she mistook you for someone else. Scenario: jane keeps calling and you finally give in to her dating request.
