PSY398H5 Lecture Notes - Latrodectus, Substantia Nigra, Estrous Cycle
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To be motivated is to be moved into action, or to decide on a change in action. Action does not occur spontaneously but rather it is inducted by either internal motive or environmental incentives. Incentive the anticipated reward or aversive event available in the environment. A motive is linked to an incentive, since attaining an incentive is the goal of a person"s motive. Interest changes is an incentive for timely bill paying: some time interest charges are high so they are motivated to pay bill on time. A lot of individual differences in what motivates us and the levels needed to throw us into action. It can be examined analytically or in terms of function. Sexual behavior: analytically: mounts, intromissions, ejaculations, grooming etc, functionally: Somatic intervention manipulating a body structure or function and observing resulting behavior: administering hormones. We can analyze the csf da increases before and during sex and decreases after sex.
