PSY-1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 33: Abraham Maslow, Blood Sugar, Homeostasis

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Psychology (AS)
• Course: PSY-1200
• Professor: Professor Sandberg

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A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior. Instinct theory (evolutionary perspective) genetically predisposed behavior. Drive-reduction theory how we respond to our inner pushes. Arousal theory finding the right level of stimulation. Hierarchy of needs (abraham maslow) priority of some needs over others. A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. Directed by both physiological needs and psychological wants. Drive-reduction theory: drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need. The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a. The physiological aim of drive reduction is homeostasis or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level. When there is both a need and an incentive, we feel strongly driven. : a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior. one of several motives that do not fill any immediate physiological need.