PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Social Comparison Theory, Motivation, Social Dilemma
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Motivation: factors that energize, direct, or sustain behaviour. Need: state of biological/social deficiencies w/in the body. Need hierarchy: maslow"s arrangement of needs in which basic survival needs are lowest and personal growth needs are highest in terms of ultimate priority: humanistic psych, where ppl strive towards personal fulfillment. Self actualization: when one"s personal dreams and aspirations have been attained. Drives: psychological states activated to satisfy needs. Arousal: generic term used to describe physiological activation or increased autonomic responses. Homeostasis: tendency for bodily functions to maintain equilibrium. Over time, if a behaviour consistently reduces a drive, it becomes a habit. Yerkes-dodson law: dictates that behavioural efficiency increases w/ arousal up to an optimum point, after which it decreases w/ increasing arousal. Motivational states arouse behaviours that solve adaptive problems-> creates pleasure. Extrinsic motivation: motivation to perform an activity b/c of external goals toward which that activity is directed. This is b/c it doesn"t satisfy our autonomy.
