PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: The Roots, Monosaccharide, Ostracism
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Chapter 10: motivation and emotion (may enjoy this particular section) Often times they are what people think and say towards a particular subject matter or situation. In the past we have learned that different people say different things. In terms of drive, you are achieving things to release that motivational drive. Doing whatever it takes to reduce tension and achieve a comfortable state. Natural selection favours the behaviours that lead to the best reproductive success. In terms of domination, everything is better. Unable to fully explain the full motivation of hunger. Simple sugar that is important to energy. Fluctuations in the glucose level are much connected to the motivation of food. Insulin needs to be present in order for glucose to be extracted. Increase in insulin is associate with hunger. Social and environmental factors govern hunger too. Pleasure when eating is used as a motivational factor. Taste preferences are a product of classical conditioning.
