Week 1 lecture

Question 1

What is motivation?

Answer 1

Involves those processes that give behaviour its ENERGY & DIRECTION

Energy: Relatively strong, intense, persistent B
Direction: Aimed toward achieving a particular purpose/goal

Question 2

What are the two key questions regarding motivation behaviour?

Answer 2

1. What CAUSES behaviour?

2. Why does behaviour VARY in its INTENSITY?

Question 3

What are specific questions regarding motivation behaviour?

Answer 3

1. What STARTS behaviour?
   - How does motivation initiate behaviour?
2. How is behaviour SUSTAINED over time? (persistence)
3. Why is behaviour DIRECTED towards some ends but away from others? (goal-directedness)
4. Why does behaviour CHANGE its direction?
   - Behaviour is dynamic

5.Why does behaviour STOP? (termination of B)

Question 4

What are the seven aspects of behaviour?

Answer 4

1. Effort
2. Persistence
3. Latency
4. Choice
5. Probability of response
6. Facial expressions
7. Bodily gestures

Question 5

What is a need?

Answer 5

Condition essential for person’s survival, well-being, growth

Question 6

What are the factors affecting the hunger need?

Answer 6

• Short-term appetite regulated by blood glucose
• Long-term energy balance; set point
  (biologically determined body weight)
• Envmtal influences
  > Presence of others/social facilitation
  > Large serving size
  > Buffet effect (more available options)
• Restraint release

Question 7

What is restraint release?

Answer 7

• Inhibited state when on diet

- Having some high-caloric food will throw off regulation of diet – restraint released, eat more