PS264 Chapter 1: Motivation chapter 1
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Rabbit that freezes when predator appears (motivated bc heartrate is up etcits just not overt: persistence is key too, hungry humans persist in behaving in ways even if the chances of reward are small. Direction o o how we decide where to direct our behavior depends on consideration of which mechanism directs behavior the direction that a particular behavior takes is usually obvious unless there are multiple options example with rat and bottles of sugar water preference test: most basic motivational index. Innate vs. acquired o innate motives are termed instincts pursued by animal behaviourists, ethologists and evolutionary psychologists: what has been discovered in acquisition is applicable to the acquisition of motive states incentive motivation most important. Mechanistic vs. cognitive: mechanistic approach= changes in specific factors activate circuits that in turn motivate the organism to engage in behavior o cognitive approach= the manner in which information is interpreted influences motive states ex.
