PSYC-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Aron Ralston, Abraham Maslow, Breastfeeding
13 Sep 2018
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There are different ways of thinking of the way motivation works, all of which relate to the push of biological processes and the pull of culture, social forces, and ideals: instincts --> evolutionary perspective. Other species have genetically programmed instincts motivating their actions. Do humans: human babies show certain reflexes such as suckling, all animals: species-typical behaviours, evolved through natural selection, genes pre-dispose species-typical behaviour. Human pre-dispositions: allow for more flex than faps of lower orga(cid:374)is(cid:373)s exa(cid:373)ple: i(cid:373)pri(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g, fap: following and attachment, flex: object of the fap. The more complex the nervous system, the more adaptable the organism. Both humans and weaverbirds satisfy their need for shelter in ways that reflect their inherited capacities. Motivation refers to a need or desire that energizes behaviour and directs it towards a goal. Example; aron ralston found the motivation to cut off his own arm when trapped on a cliff in utah in 2003: nature: physiological push -- drive; compel, nurture: cultural pull
