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unit 8 quiz 1
module 37 38 motivation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior | motivation |
| a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned | instinct |
| a basic bodily requirement | physiological need |
| the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need | drive-reduction theory |
| the tendency to maintain a balanced internal state | homeostasis |
| a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior | incentive |
| Humans seek optimum levels of arousal, not avoid it | yerkes-Dodson law |
| pyramid of human needs, begins with physiological needs and works up to psychological needs | hierarchy of needs |
| the form of sugar that circulates the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger | glucose |
| the point at which your "weight thermostat" may be set. When your body falls below this weight, increased hunger and lowered metabolic rate may combine to restore lost weight | set point |
| the body's resting rate of energy output | basal metabolic rate |