Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Jon D. Levenson, Paralanguage, Neuropeptide Y
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Instinct inherited predisposition to behave in a specific & predictable way when exposed to a stimuli. Ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272), u(cid:374)i(cid:448)ersal (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) spe(cid:272)ies a(cid:374)d does(cid:374)"t depe(cid:374)d o(cid:374) lear(cid:374)i(cid:374)g. Human instinct theories are questionable and often rely on circular reasoning. Today scientists examine hereditary contributions to motivation by looking at how much specific behaviors are hereditary. Homeostasis state of internal physiological equilibrium that the body strives to maintain: homeostasis requires a sensory mechanism to detect environmental changes, a response system and a control centre to activate the response system. Incentives represe(cid:374)t e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal sti(cid:373)uli that (cid:862)pull(cid:863) a(cid:374) orga(cid:374)is(cid:373) to(cid:449)ards a goal: environmental push factor. Focus on how external stimuli motivate behaviour. Extrinsic motivation doing something for reward/avoid punishment. Over-justification hypothesis giving extrinsic motivation for something you already. Intrinsic motivation doing something for its own sake (enjoyable/stimulating) intrinsically value makes you want to do it less: once you stop being rewarded for it, you no longer want to do it, turns play into work.