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chap 12

vocabulary

TermDefinition
an internal state that activates behavior and directs it toward a goal motivation
innate tendencies that determine behavior instincts
a state of tension produced by a need that motivates an organism toward a goal drive
he tendency of all organisms to correct imbalances and deviations from their normal state homeostasis
an external stimulus, reinforcer, or reward that motivates behavior incentive
engaging in activities that either reduce biological needs or help us obtain external incentives extrinsic motivation
engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or because they fulfill our beliefs and expectations intrinsic motivation
the part of the hypothalamus that produces hunger signals lateral hypothalamus
the part of the hypothalamus that can cause one to stop eating ventromedial hypothalamus
biological drives that must be satisfied to maintain life fundamental needs
the urge to belong and to give and receive love, and the urge to acquire esteem psychological needs
the pursuit of knowledge and beauty or whatever else is required for the realization of one’s unique potential self-acutalization needs
a set of complex reactions to stimuli involving subjective feelings, physiological arousal, and observable behavior emotion
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