MOTIVATION & EMOTION Flashcards
Motivation
(concerned with WHY behavior)
state in which an organism experience an inducement or incentive to do something
Motives
hypothetical states that activate behavior, propelling us toward goals
(a hypothetical state
within an organism that propels the
organism toward a goal)
Need
state of deprivation
Drive
condition of arousal in an organism that is associated with need
Incentive
(object, person, or situation) that can satisfy a need or is desirable for its own sake.
Instinct
(inherited disposition) to activate specific behavior patterns that enable an organism to reach specific goals
Drive-reduction Theory
(view) organisms learn to engage in behaviors that have the effect of reducing drives
Primary and Acquired Drives
Primary: hunger, thirst, pain
Acquired: money
Homeostasis
tendency of the body to maintain a steady state
Self-Actualization
(Maslow) believed that we are separated from other animals by our capacity for this
the self-initiated striving to become what we are capable of
Heirarchy of Needs
Maslow’s ordering of needs from most basic
(physiological needs such as hunger)
and thirst) to most elaborate and
sophisticated (self-actualization)
Satiety
the state of being satisfied; fullness
Ventromedial Nucleus (VMN)
central area on the underside of the hypothalamus that appears to function as a “stop-eating center”
hyperphagic
excessive eating (when VMN is cut off, the subject will continue to eat until its weight is doubled)
Lateral Hypothalamus
area at the side of the hypothalamus that appears to function as a “start-eating center”
aphagic
under eating (however, will still eat if forced but at its own and levels off at a relatively low body weight)