Motivation
What are the three drives of motivation?
Needs, Goals, and Values
Is hunger a physical or biological process?
What part of the hypothalamus, if legioned, will cause you to never feel full?
The lateral hypothalamus.
What happens within a couple hours with no food?
How did researchers test the effect of hunger on motivation?
Through experiments on rats
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs describe?
Once the body has met its basic needs, it will proceed to the next.
What did the silicon balloon experiment prove?
Hunger is a biological process as well.
What happens if the ventromedial hypothalamus is stimulated?
You will feel full.
What happens within a day of no food?
Your body produces energy in another way.
Based on our study, what is the most basic need for motivation?
Hunger.
What is the most influential aspect of motivation?
Needs.
What part of the brain, when stimulated, causes hunger?
The hypothalamus
What is set-point?
Your body weight has to fall below a certain threshold or rise above it in order to stimulate either hypothalamus.
What is glucose?
The main source of energy in our body.
What are the 5 levels of the Maslow hierarchy?
Self-actualization, esteem needs, belongingness, safety, and physiological needs.
What is the main function of the hypothalamus?
To keep your body in homeostasis.
What causes us to gain weight?
Body weight rises above the treshold and the ventromedial hypothalamus doesn't fire.
How many hours in does the body start converting muscle tissue into energy?
Does hunger tie into belongingness?
What are the levels of the hierarchy, from the least basic to the highest level?
Physiological needs, safety, belongingness, esteem needs, and self-actualization.
The lateral and ventromedial hypothalamus
What causes us to lose weight?
Body weight falls below the treshold and lateral hypothalamus doesn't fire.
What is the point of having fat stores in the body?
Hunger.