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Biological drives, states of readiness that motivate an action, created by a biological need.
Biological drives are states of readiness that prompt actions due to biological needs.
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- Biological drives are states of readiness that prompt actions due to biological needs.
- The sympathetic nervous system is a network of nerves that triggers the body's 'fight or flight' response when the brain perceives stress, danger, or physical activity.
- The parasympathetic nervous system is a network of nerves that activates the body's 'rest and digest' response, particularly when the body is at rest after eating.
- Biological arousal refers to the state of physiological activation, which can be high (sympathetic nervous system activation) or low (parasympathetic nervous system activation).
- Biological instincts play a role in motivation through releasing stimuli or environmental cues and fixed-action patterns necessary for survival.
- Hull's drive reduction theory of motivation emphasizes the significance of homeostasis, which is the organism's internal regulation to maintain physiological balance, along with physiological arousal, primary and secondary drives, and optimal arousal.
- Applying knowledge of Hull's drive reduction theory of motivation to new situations.
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