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10 Cards in this Set
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Motivation
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a condition or state that energizes and directs an organisms actions
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instincts
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innate patterns of behavior that occur in every normally functioning member of a species under certain set conditions
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Drive-Reduction Theory
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motivations originates with a need or drive (such as hunger or thirst) that is experiences as an unpleasant, aversive condition
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Secondary, or acquired drives vs Primary
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secondary drives derived from experience whereas primary drives are induced by internal biological needs
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incentive
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any external stimulus that can motivate behavior even when no internal drive state exists
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Ventromedial hypothalamus
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acts as a satiety center that signals when an organism has had enough to eat
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Lateral Hypothalamus
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act as an "on switch" that instigates eating.
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Sensation-seeking motives
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the need to manipulate and explore the environment as well as the need for sensory stimulation
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Drive
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term commonly used to describe motives that are based on the tissue needs, such as hunger or thirst
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Biologically based motives
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motives such as hunger or thirst that are rooted primarily in the body tissue needs; sometimes referred to as drives
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