CAS PS 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Basal Metabolic Rate, Blood Sugar, Monosaccharide

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Joseph Harris

Document Summary

8 motivation and emotion (p. 327 344) (8. 1) Motivation biological, emotional, cognitive, or social forces that activate and direct behavior. Persistence continued efforts or the determination to achieve a particular goal, often in the face of obstacles. Intensity greater vigor of responding that usually accompanies motivated behavior. Emotion psychological state involving three distinct components: subjective experience, a psychological response, and a behavioral or expressive component. Instinct theories view that certain human behaviors are innate and due to evolutionary programming. 1000"s of instincts eventually devised for just about every human behavior; later fallen out of favor for lack of explanatory power: drive theories. Drive theories view that behavior is motivated by the desire to reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs. Homoeostasis idea that the body monitors and maintains internal states, such as body temperature and energy supplies, at relatively constant levels; in general -- tendency to reach or maintain equilibrium.