PSYO 1012 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Weight Gain, Sense, Ovulation

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYO 1012
• Professor: Stamp

Document Summary

Motivation: the urge to move toward one"s goals; to accomplish tasks. Needs: inherently biological states of deficiency (cellular/bodily) that compel drives. Drives: the perceived states of tension that occur when our bodies are deficient in some need, creating an urge to relieve the tension. Incentive: any external object or event that motivates behavior. Instinct: an inherited behavior tendency that has been preserved within a species because it helped ensure survival. Homeostasis: the process by which all organisms work to maintain physiological equilibrium or balance around an optimal set point. Set point: the ideal fixed setting of a particular physiological system, such as internal body temperature. Yerkes-dobson law: that principle that moderate levels of arousal lead to optimal performance. Self-actualization: the inherent drive to realize one"s full potential. Glucose: a simple sugar provides energy for cells throughout the body, including the brain. Lateral hypothalamus: region of the hypothalamus that promotes feeding. Ventromedial hypothalamus: region of the hypothalamus that promotes satiety.