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three types of motivation
- biological/physiological
- social
- emotional
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hunger
need for energy, calaries
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appetite
cravings for a particular flavor
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hypothalamus
- regulates hunger and thirst
- moniters glucose lever, body temp, stomach content
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lateral hypothalamus
- moniters temp and glucose
- tells us to eat
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ventromedial hypothalamus
tells us when we are full
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set point
the weight your body likes to be at, fluctuates plus or minus three pounds
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diet pills
- interfere with hypothalamus
- gain back weight plus ten pounds
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external cutes
cutes in our surroundings that tell us its time to eat, not because we are hungy
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internal cues
hunger cues that arise because our body wants energy
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maslows hierarchy of needs
- fundamental needs -hunger/thirst/sleep, shelter
- pychological needs -love/belonging, self esteem
- self actualization
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self actualization
- free from want, you are the best you can be
- we all strive for it so says maslow
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arousal theory
we strive for a balance of stimulation
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instinct theory
behaviors are innate
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drive reduction theory
- clark HALL
- all behaviors can be traced back to a biological need
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harry harlow
- wanted to disprove HALL
- conducted monkey with fake mothers experiment
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hedonistic theory
gain pleasure and avoid pain
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cognitive theory
our brain has the capacity to actively decide our behaviors
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intrinsic motivation
the activity itself is enjoyable
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extrinsic motivation
- an external reward not given by the activity itself
- ie: studying isnt fun but an A+ is
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james-lange
feelings follow your physiological response
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cannon-bard
feelings and physiological response are simutaneous
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schachter-singer two factor theory
- to feel an emotion we must cognitively label the physiological response
- we tend to feel what we think we should feel
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achievement motivation
- a desire to succeed
- successful people tend to be ambitious, energetic, persistent, active in hobies
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stress hormones
epinephrin, adrenalin, cortosol
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general adaptation sydrome
- the bodys adapted response to stress comes in three stages
- 1. alarm: sudden activation of sympathetic
- 2. resistence: rush of hormones
- 3. exhastion
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