PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Sympathetic Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System
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Motivation vs emotion: motivation: determines stimuli that evoke emotion, emotion: increase salience, promote action (motivation, subjective feelings, helps people work towards their goals. I want to do well in school so i study hard: when motives are external (or outside of us) = incentives (ie. they pull us or entice us to act) My parents want me to be successful so i study hard. Primary and secondary drives: primary drives (instinct + drive reduction theory, hunger, thirst, unlearned motives to satisfy biological needs, secondary drives (dr theory, need for achievement, need to affiliation, develop through learning & experience/socialization. Drive-reduction theory: focus on primary & secondary drives, physiological/psychological/emotional need, drive (body needs something) -> reduce/satisfies need = homeostasis (stable. Homeostasis: how does homeostasis work, autonomic nervous system, sympathetic, parasympathetic, hypothalamus, governs/controls the nervous system. Arousal theory: people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal, optimal level is different for everyone.
