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Module 32
Basic Motivational Concepts and Hunger
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is motivation? | a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior |
| What is an instinct? | a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned |
| What is drive-reduction theory? | it attempts to explain behavior as arising from a physiological need that creates an aroused tension state (drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need |
| What is homeostasis? | it refers to the body's tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state |
| What is an incentive? | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior |
| Who came up with the hierarchy of needs? | Abraham Maslow |
| How are human motives ranked in the hierarchy of needs? | from the basic, physiological level through higher-level needs for safety, love, esteem, self-actualization, and self-transcendence; until they are satisfied, the more basic needs are more compelling than the higher-level ones |
| What is glucose? | blood sugar |
| What does glucose do for the body? | it is a major source of energy for body tissues |
| What is set point? | an individual's regulated weight level, which is maintained by adjusting food intake and energy output |
| What is basal metabolic rate? | the body's base rate of energy expenditure when resting |
| Motivation is best understood as a state that does what? | energizes and directs behavior |
| What is the difference between a drive and a need? | needs are physiological states; drives are psychological states |
| Increases in insulin will do what? | lower blood sugar and trigger hunger |
| Instinct theory and drive-reduction theory both emphasize ______ factors in motivation. | biological |
| Few human behaviors are rigidly patterned enough to qualify as what? | instincts |
| Why do we have a tendency to overeat when food is plentiful? | emerged in our prehistoric ancestors as an adaptive response to periods when food was scarce |
| __________ is often a sign of social status and affluence in developing countries. | obesity |
| What is the correct sequence of needs in Maslow's hierarchy of needs? | physiological; safety; belongingness and love; esteem; self-fulfillment |
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