PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Situation Two, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Victoria Medal Of Honour
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Instincts: inborn behavioural tendencies, activated by stimuli in our environments. Ex: migrated behaviours of birds that do not have to learn when and where to fl. Homeostasis: tendency of the body to maintain itself in a state of balance or equilibri. Arousal theory maintains that motivation comes from a need to achieve an appropri. Yerkes-dodson law: law stating that ideal performance on a task occurs when the a difficulty level of the task. Intrinsically motivating: engaging in a behaviour simply for the satisfaction that"s pa. Extrinsically motivating: engaging in a behaviour due to the influence of factors out. Secondary incentives are cues that are viewed as rewarding as a result of learning a events. Overlapping, but distinct, regions of our brains are involved in liking and wanting. Liking is typically associated with systems of the brain that produces opiates (e. Rewarding stimuli typically stimulate the release of the neurotransmitter dopa. Dopamine is present in two major systems of the brain.
