PSY BEH 11C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Minority Influence, Stanford Prison Experiment, Memory Consolidation
19 Oct 2016
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Drive: an internal state of biological (physical) and psychological (mental) tension created by deviations from homeostasis (breaking the equilibrium) We are able to maintain internal equilibrium despite stuff happening in outside world via internal adjustments and behaviors. Resulting behavior results in destruction of drive and return to equilibrium. : eating a lot when you"re hungry and then going back to normal. Claude bernard: internal states are separate from external states. Changes in internal temperature cause the organism"s nervous system to activate and regulate its temperature by activating certain reactions in the body. Environmental cues: (triggering hunger) sights and smells. Sights: seeing the time, a restaurant, etc. Set point: a biologically determined weight for a person; your body works to maintain this. Glucoreceptors: release leptin when full of fat. Leptin: a chemical that tells the organism to stop eating. Cultural and cognitive aspects of hunger and eating:
