PSYC 2230 Chapter 7: ch. 7 notes
13 Apr 2016
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Chapter 7: hedonism and sensory stimulation: opponent - process theory: hedonism revisited: Hedonic states are followed by an opposing state; thus stimuli that give rise to pleasurable feelings will be opposed by aversive unpleasant feelings. Assumes that the physiological process triggers the initial hedonic reaction will be opposed by a second physiological state, which will trigger an opposite hedonic state. A hedonic affective state becomes smaller with many stimulations and the opposite (opponent) reaction b hedonic affective state grows larger and decays slowly. Further, repeated elicitation of the b hedonic state, following the a hedonic state, will lead to a strengthening of the b hedonic state: drug addiction: incentive - sensitization view and opponent - process theory: An addicting substance leads to state a hedonic positive affective state of pleasurable feelings. That is why with repeated pursuit of the experience one becomes increasingly motivated to seek the b positive hedonic after-reaction that is exhilarating.
