PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: David Buss, Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus, Judith Rodin
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Motivation relates to the study of the processes involved in goal directed behavior. Goal directed behavior is often connected to a specific emotion. Won 5 gold medals and set 3 world records. Lost legs at age 13 and participate in wheelchair racing. In 2004 she was named canadian female athlete of the year and canadian of the year. Motives: needs, wants, interests, and desires that propel people in certain directions. For example: research shows that street kids have little motivation. Drive: is an internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension. Example: when your bodys temperatures reaches to high or too low, automatic response occurs. According to drive theories, when individuals experience a drive they are motivated to pursue actions that will lead to drive reduction. The drive motivates you to eat something. eating reduces the drive and restores psychological equilibrium.