PSYC 1030H Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Scuba Diving, Projective Test, Apperception
3 Sep 2013
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An inferred process within a person or animal that causes movement either toward a goal or away from an unpleasant situation. The pursuit of an activity for its own sake. The pursuit of an activity for external rewards, such as money or fame. The genetically influenced weight range for an individual; it"s maintained by biological mechanisms that regulate food intake, fat reserves, and metabolism. Chemical substances in the nervous system that are similar in structure and action to opiates; they are involved in pain reduction, pleasure, and memory and are known technically as endogenous opioid peptides. The people who are nearest to you geographically are most likely to be dearest to you, too. Similarity in looks, attitudes, beliefs, values, personality, and interests is attractive to human beings; we tend to choose friends and loved ones who are most like us. Of love: people"s attachment styles as adults derive in large part from how their parents cared for them.
