Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Gonadotropin, Facial Feedback Hypothesis, Electric Current

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mike Atkinson

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Introduction: larry farwell developed brain fingerprinting to determine guilt or innocence. Instinct theory and evolutionary psychology: darwin"s theory of evolution inspired views that instincts motivate our behaviour. Incentive and expectancy theories: drives are internal factors that push" organisms to action; incentives represent environmental stimuli that pull" an organism towards a goal (ie good grade is an incentive for studying) Hunger and weight regulation: while biology provides a push to eat, the anticipated and actual good taste of food offers a powerful pull, many biological, psychological and environmental factors regulate our food intake. 4: john pinel believes this is flawed. Signals that start and terminate a meal: a. l. Washburn showcased a unique talent: he swallowed a balloon. His contractions did correspond to subjective feelings of hunger. It doesn"t make us feel full like cck and other satiety signals that respond directly to food intake during meal. It instead may regulate appetite by increasing the potency of these other signals.