PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Energy Homeostasis, Gastrointestinal Tract, Motivation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Mark Dallas

Document Summary

Humanistic theories: food and water needs to be satisfied before feeling safe. People are motivated to maintain a level of arousal that is optimal. Low=bored, high= over excited. (cid:498)sensation seekers(cid:499)- explains why people like skydiving. We have to satisfy some things first. Such as: intrinsic motivation: (cid:498)i did it because i wanted to(cid:499). Inner motivation: extrinsic motivation: (cid:498) i love learning, but i wanted the diploma(cid:499), driven by psychologically needs are satisfied. The 3 needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness: self-determination theory: optimal functioning can only occur if, approach motivation: motivation to experience a positive outcome, avoidance motivation: motivation to not experience a negative outcome. the outer world. Higher-order motivations: competence motivation: striving to be capable and exercising control, achievement motivation: striving to excel and outperform people, hunger: Key motivations: hunger, sex, love, belonging, achievement and happiness. It"s activated by biological, social, and psychological factors. Energy homeostasis: long term matching of food intake to energy expenditure.