Motivation

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What is an instinct?
Innate, automatic and unlearned response
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What is the aim of drive-reduction theory?
To satisfy a need and reduce the tension
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Which temperature regulation zone do we want to be in?
Thermoneutral zone
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How do neurons regulate temperature?
Inhibit the activity of the other neuron
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In the taste reactivity test, what did saccharine (sugary solution) elicit?
Positive response
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In the taste reactivity test, what did Quinine (bitter solution) elicit?
Negative response
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In the taste reactivity test, what did the sodium chloride solution elicit?
Depended on the level of sodium in the body
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What does the Yerkes-Dodson law (1908) suggest?
Require more arousal for an easier task
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Where does the reticular activating system start and end?
From the medulla to the forebrain
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What does the reticular activating system increase in various cortical areas?
Arousal and attention
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What does the appetitive phase in incentive theory involve?
Wanting something
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What does the consummatory phase in incentive theory involve?
Liking something
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Classical conditioning between ________ and ______ leads to secondary incentives
External stimuli and primary incentives
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What is the mesolimbic/mesocortical dopamine pathway involved with?
Appetitive phase
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In ICSS studies with rats, which was the biggest incentive for rats to press the lever?
Pleasure
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What is there an increase of in the nucleus accumbens during ICSS?
Dopamine
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In the taste reactivity test, what did the opiod agonist injection elicit?
Positive response
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