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Chapter 10 Psych 1101 Myers 11e

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From what two things do our motivations arise from?
Nature (the bodily push) and nurture (the pulls from our personal experiences thoughts and culture).
What theory replaced by the evolutionary perspective focuses on genetically predisposed behaviors?
Instinct theory.
What theory focuses on how we respond to inner pushes and outer pulls?
Drive-reduction theory.
What theory focuses on finding the right level of stimulation?
Arousal theory.
What theory focuses on the priority of some needs over others?
Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
What is a complex behavior that has a fixed pattern throughout a species and is unlearned?
Instinct.
What is the underlying assumption that endures in evolutionary psychology?
Genes predispose some species-typical behavior.
What explains why, with a few exceptions when a physiological need increases so does our psychological drive to decrease it?
Drive-reduction theory.
What is the maintenance of a steady internal state?
Homeostasis.
What are positive or negative environmental stimuli that lure or repel us?
Incentives.
What is a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior?
Motivation.
What is a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned?
Instinct.
What is a basic bodily requirement?
Physiological need.
What is the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need?
Drive reduction theory.
What is a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state?
Homeostasis.
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