PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 32: Blood Sugar, Thermostat, Belongingness

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

Linguistic determinism: the idea that our specific language determines how we think. Motivation refers to a need or desire that energizes behaviour and directs it towards a goal. A need or desire that energizes and directs behaviour. Instinct: a fixed (rigid and predictable) pattern of behaviour. Not acquired by learning, typically rooted in genes. A complex behaviour that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. Drive-reduction theory: the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need. Need- (food, water) drive- (hunger, thirst) drive-reducing behaviors (eating, drinking) Homeostasis: a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level. Once the first needs are fulfilled the person can work their way down the list to fulfill their other basic needs.