Unit 5- Motivation and needs

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 Motivation 

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 psychological action that directs behaviour towards goals 

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 Extrinsic motivation 

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 type of motivation causes by external benefits 

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 Intrinsic motivation: 

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 type of motivation caused by personal satisfaction or enjoyment 

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 Need 

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 Physiological or psychological requirement for survival and wellbeing 

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 Drives 

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 states of readiness that motivate an action, created by a biological need 

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 Sympathetic nervous system

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 network of nerves that activates the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response, when the brain reacts to stress, danger, or physical activity 

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 Parasympathetic nervous system: 

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 network of nerves that activates the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, when the body is resting, especially after eating 

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 Arousal 

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 state of physiological activation 

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 Homeostasis 

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 organism’s internal regulation to maintain physiological balance 

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 Positive reinforcement

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 adding a pleasant stimulus after a behaviour, to increase the change of the behaviour happening again.