1. THURSDAY? TUESDAY?, Yea Call me Next Week….

2. Are We Lacking Motivation? HW: Read Chapter 11 – Chapter 11 Test NEXT FRIDAY JANUARY 30 th Vocab Quiz This Friday: Chapters: 2 and 10. Last Week’s Test Scores…..lower on average….. Lack of Notes? Other issues?

3. Motivation - A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior. Intrinsic Motivation – Internal motivators Extrinsic Motivation – External (outside motivators) Which do you think is a better motivator Intrinsic or Extrinsic motivation? Why?

4. Motivation Theory of Motivation – Four different theories on motivation (Instinct) Evolutionary Perspective, Drive-Reductive Theory, Arousal Theory, and Hierarchy of Needs. Instinct – a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is UNLEARNED. Drive - Reduction Theory - the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy that need. Homeostasis – The tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose around a particular level. Incentives – a positive or negative ENVIRONMENTAL stimulus that motivates behavior.

5. Warm Up: What Motivates You? Why do you get out of bed in the morning? Why do you come to school every day? Why do you engage in psychology class?

6. Evolutionary Perspective Instinct – a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is UNLEARNED. Hunger Sex Work

7. Drive - Reduction Theory - the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy that need. Hunger Sex Work

8. Optimal Arousal Theory – Desire to INCREASE stimulus (arousal) (opposite of drive-reduction theory) Hunger Sex Work

9. Maslov and Hierarchy of Needs Hierarchy of Needs – Maslow’s pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active. Belonging? Values? Etc…

10. Motivation BEYOND Basic Needs What do you believe is the best motivator for students? Who do you believe would be the best motivator for teachers? What do you believe would be the best motivation for factory workers? What do you believe would be the best motivator for computer programmers?

11. Warm-up: Review From Yesterday A young child’s desire to explore their surroundings would be best explained by which of the Theories of Motivation we looked? Optimal Arousal Theory best explains a babies desire to explore because they aren’t satisfying a need (Drive-Reduction Theory) or acting on an inborn instinct (Some babies explore and some don’t) they are looking for excitement and stimulation!

12. Hunger What Drives Hunger? Hunger is the feeling our body produces when our blood-sugar level is low. Hunger is NOT driven by Incentives It is an Instinctual Feeling - low glucose levels = hunger Glucose- form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the body with energy. Eating however, is OFTEN ruled by incentives – the desire to feel good, fit in, be respectful, be seen as attractive, to take control, these all drive how much people eat.

13. Hunger in the Brain Why don’t my diets work? Basal Metabolic Rate – YOUR body’s resting rate of energy expenditures. (Different for everyone and it can change EASILY throughout your life depending on how much you move and how much you eat! Extreme Calorie Reduction – sends your body into starvation mode (warns it not to burn any calories) and thus your Basal Metabolic Rate drops. When you deprive yourself your body is looking for an excuse to let loose. If you get emotional, or drunk (lowering your self-control) you are likely to binge eat everything you have been denying yourself.

14. Hunger and Your Body Is hunger and weight gain about genetics? Yes! Set Point – The point at which an individuals Weight thermostat is supposedly set. When the Body falls below this weight, the body will Produce greater feelings of hunger. Is it all about Genetics? No! Since 1960, the average adult American has gained 23 pounds.

15. Hunger and Society Society influences: What we eat Gender Differences WITHIN society EXTEREME differences between cultures How much we eat When we eat Where we eat. How much weight we gain What we consider a healthy weight VS.

16. So why aren’t I motivated to work out? 1.Make intense changes, instead of slow pattered habit-forming changes 2.Its not (YET) a common cultural practice 3.You may SEE exercise as physically harder….

17. PRACTICE FRQ: 25 min TIMED DEFINE the term and then APPLY that term to the prompt. Write in complete sentences. The college board says: “It is not enough to answer a question by merely listing facts. You should present a cogent (convincing) argument based on your critical analysis of the questions posed, by using appropriate psychological terminology.” If you are struggling with a specific term, skip it and come back to it at the end.

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