PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Amygdala, Antonio Damasio, Prefrontal Cortex

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

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Motivation: phenomena that affect the nature, strength, and persistence of an individual"s behavior. Drives: reversible internal conditions that affect the nature, strength, and persistence of an individual"s behavior. Motivational states are energizing and direct an animal to act and direct behavior toward a goal. Safety: drives such as sleep and fear to motivate us to avoid danger. Reproductive (sexual, maternal, and sexual jealous) drives motivating us to reproduce, care for our young and protect our mates. Social approval and acceptance that drives us to cooperate. Educative (play and exploration) motivation to practice our skills and learn about the environment. To maintain homeostasis (the regulation of the body). Humans who possess an aesthetic drive (music, art, literature) demonstrate skill and is associated with high status, making one more competitive as a mate. Central state theory: various drives correspond with different neural activity in different parts of the brain. i. ii.