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M&E 10

Motivation and Emotion

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