Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Peer Pressure, Health Canada, Weight Loss

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Motivation: a process that influences the direction, persistence, and vigour of goal-directed behaviour. Instinct: inherited predisposition to behave in a specific and predictable way when exposed to a particular stimulus. Found universally among all members of the species. Human instinct theories are questionable and often rely on circular reasoning. Today scientists examine hereditary contributions to motivation by looking at how much specific behaviour are hereditary. Homeostasis: a state of internal physiological equilibrium that the body strives to maintain. A sensory mechanism to detect internal environmental changes. A response system that can restore equilibrium. A control centre that receives info from the sensors and activates the response system. Drive theory: physiological disruptions to homeostasis produce drives (states of internal tension) that push/motivate an organism to behave in ways to restore the balance. Reducing drives is the ultimate goal of motivated behaviour. Problem with theory: ppl often behave in ways that seem to increase rather than.