University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PSY 351 | Behavioral Psychology and Therapy
Academic year:

2023
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404

Pages:

3
Author:

Shyanne Johnson

Bio psychological Basis of Motivation I Lecture Content • Concept of Homeostasis • Basic Biological motives • Clark Hull’s Drive Reduction Theory of Motivation • Motivation and Neurotransmitters Biological Basis of Motivation • Biological theories of motivation focus on the importance of biological and physiological processes that determine behaviour. • The Drive Reduction Theory suggests that motivated behavior seeks to reduce the tension of drives triggered by sensations such as hunger or pain. The Instinct Theory suggests that motivated behavior is a biological instinct. The Arousal Theory suggests that motivated behavior is the result of a search for an optimum level of arousal. • Many of your behaviors such as eating, drinking, and sleeping are motivated by biology. You have a biological need for food, water, and sleep. Therefore, you are motivated to eat, drink, and sleep. • Motivations are commonly separated into two types: drives are acts of motivation like thirst or hunger that have primarily biological purposes, while motives are fueled primarily by social and psychological mechanisms.