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Unit 8A: Motivation and Emotion: Motivation. Introduction. Motivation. Motivational Concepts. Instincts and Evolutionary Psychology. Instinct (fixed pattern) Instincts in animals Instincts in humans. Drives and Incentives. Drive-reduction theory Homeostasis Need Drive
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Introduction • Motivation
Instincts and Evolutionary Psychology • Instinct (fixed pattern) • Instincts in animals • Instincts in humans
Drives and Incentives • Drive-reduction theory • Homeostasis • Need • Drive • Drive reduction
Drives and Incentives • Drive-reduction theory • Homeostasis • Need • Drive • Drive reduction
Drives and Incentives • Drive-reduction theory • Homeostasis • Need • Drive • Drive reduction
Drives and Incentives • Incentive • Positive and negative
Optimum Arousal • Arousal • Optimum level of arousal
A Hierarchy of Motives • Maslow’s hierarchy of needs • Variations in the hierarchy
The Physiology of Hunger • Contractions of the stomach • Washburn study
The Physiology of HungerBody Chemistry and the Brain • Glucose • Insulin • Hypothalamus • Lateral hypothalamus • orexin • Vetromedial hypothalamus
The Physiology of HungerBody Chemistry and the Brain • Appetite hormones • Ghrelin • Obestatin • PYY • Leptin • Set point • Basal metabolic rate
The Psychology of HungerTaste Preferences: Biology and Culture • Taste preferences • Genetic: sweet and salty • Neophobia • Adaptive taste preferences
The Psychology of HungerEating Disorders • Eating disorders • Anorexia nervosa • Bulimia nervosa • Binge-eating disorder
Obesity and Weight Control • Historical explanations for obesity • Obesity • Definition • Statistics • Obesity and life expectancy
Obesity and Weight ControlThe Social Effects of Obesity • Social effects of obesity • Weight discrimination • Psychological effects of obesity
Obesity and Weight ControlThe Physiology of Obesity • Fat Cells
Obesity and Weight ControlThe Physiology of Obesity • Set point and metabolism
Obesity and Weight ControlThe Physiology of Obesity • The genetic factor • The food and activity factor • Sleep loss • Social influence • Food consumption and activity level
Obesity and Weight ControlLosing Weight • Realistic and moderate goals • Success stories • Attitudinal changes
The Physiology of SexThe Sexual Response Cycle • Sexual response cycle • Excitement phase • Plateau phase • Orgasm • Resolution phase • Refractory period
The Physiology of SexHormones and Sexual Behavior • Effects of hormones • Development of sexual characteristics • Activate sexual behavior • Estrogen • Testosterone
The Psychology of Sex • External stimuli • Imagined stimuli • Dreams • Sexual fantasies
Adolescent SexualityTeen Pregnancy • Ignorance • Minimal communication about birth control • Guilt related to sexual activity • Alcohol use • Mass media norms of unprotected promiscuity
Adolescent SexualitySexually Transmitted Infections • Statistics of STIs • Teen abstinence • High intelligence • Religious engagement • Father presence • Participation in service learning programs • xxx
Sexual Orientation • Sexual orientation • Homosexual orientation • Heterosexual orientation • Sexual orientation statistics
Sexual OrientationOrigins of Sexual Orientation • Origins of sexual orientation studies • Fraternal birth order effect • Same-sex attraction in animals • The brain and sexual orientation • Genes and sexual orientation • Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation