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Motivation and Emotion

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motivation   goal-directed behavior  
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homeostasis   a state of physiological equilibrium or stability  
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drive   internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension  
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incentive   an external goal that has the capacity to motivate behavior  
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push vs pull theories   internal states of tension push and external stimuli pull  
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reasons for male dominance   prefer for mating, poach subordinate males, intimidate other males, can acquire more material resources  
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lateral hypothalamus   the part of the brain that makes people want to eat  
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ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus   the part of the brain that controls control of eating  
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paraventricular nucleus   play large role in the modulation of hunger  
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glucose   simple sugar that is an important source of energy  
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glucostatic theorgy   fluctuations in blood glucose level are monitored in brain by glucostats  
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glucostats   neuron sensitive to glucose in the surrounding fluid  
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