Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Basal Metabolic Rate, Vasocongestion, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences

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

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Motivation: a process that influences the direction, persistence, and vigor of goal-directed behaviour. Derives from the latin word meaning to move . An inherited predisposition to behave in a specific and predictable way when exposed to a particular stimulus. Have a genetic basis, are found universally among all members of the species, do not depend on learning, and have survival value. Theories faded because there is little evidence to support them. Conducting twin and adoption studies is one way to examine. Modern evolutionary psychologists propose many psychological motives have evolutionary underpinnings and are expressed through genes: adaptive significance of behaviour is a key to understanding this behaviour. For example: we are social because it had survival benefits in our ancestors, which were passed on to us. There are more social genes in the gene pool which is why there are more social than antisocial people.