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This accessible introductory text addresses the core knowledge domain of biological psychology, with focused coverage of the central concepts, research and debates in this key area. Biological Psychology outlines the importance and purpose of the biological approach and contextualises it with other perspectives in psychology, emphasizing the interaction between biology and the environment. Learning features including case studies, review questions and assignments are provided to aid students' understanding and promote a critical approach. Extended critical thinking and skill-builder activities develop the reader's higher-level academic skills.
Motivation
Motivation
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this chapter you should:
- understand the evolutionary importance of motivation;
- recognise biological mechanisms influencing pleasure and reward;
- be able to identify the biological and psychological mechanisms influencing eating;
- understand the biological mechanisms influencing sexual differentiation and sexual behaviour;
- understand the biological mechanisms associated with the development and maintenance of addiction;
- have developed the ability to process and evaluate written information.
Introduction
Motivation fulfils an important evolutionary function. It is the internal state that stimulates the actions required to achieve a particular adaptive goal, such as the drive to find and ingest food and water. This process includes the experience of pleasure, i.e. ‘liking’, followed by the drive to obtain the reward, i.e. ‘wanting’, and reward-based learning (Berridge and Kringelbach, 2013). The current chapter outlines the biological ...
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