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A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior
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Motivation
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A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned
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Instinct
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The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need
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Drive-reduction theory
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A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level
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Homeostasis
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A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior
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Incentive
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Maslow's pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety and then psychological needs become active
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Hierarchy of needs
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The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger.
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Glucose
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Where an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly configured. The body tries to maintain this weight.
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Set point
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