Psychology 1000 Chapter 11: Chapter 11 Notes.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Motivation is defined as a process that influences the direction, persistence and vigour of goal- driven behaviour. An instinct is an inherited predisposition to behave in a specific and predictable way when exposed to a certain stimuli. Homeostasis is the state of internal physiological equilibrium that the body strives to maintain: an example is positive and negative feedback, the autonomic nervous system is important in maintaining homeostasis. The ans is part of the peripheral nervous system. The ans is then divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system: both are antagonistic, the pns conserves and the sns activates the body. It generates arousal, which is then led to the activation of the autonomic nervous system. Hull theorized that physiological disruptions to homeostasis produces drives, states of tension that motivate an organism to behave in ways that reduce the tension. Incentives are environmental stimuli that pull an individual towards a goal: drives are internal factors that push individuals.