• Identify 3-4 key principles that govern human and animal behavior.
• Apply these principles to your own life. (e.g. How can you see them in daily life?)
• How do they enhance interactions between individuals and among societal groups?
• The quest to fulfill our needs drives most of our behaviors. An emotion is a
  subjective feeling that is accompanied by physical and behavioral changes.
  Some emotions can feel better than others and some are more intense than
  others. Some examples of emotions include sadness, passion, love, disgust,
  pride, and anger. Did you know the complexity of our emotions is what
  separates humans from animals?
  There are four major theories of emotions:
  James Lange theory
  Cannon-Bard theory
  Facial-feedback theory
  Schachter’s two factor theory
  Motivation is a set of factors that activate, direct, and maintain behavior,
  usually toward a goal. There are three categories of motivational theories:
  biological, psychosocial, and biopsychosocial. Motivational Theories
  Biological Instinct theories: Behavior is motivated by genetic survival. Drive reduction theory: Motivated behavior occurs as a mean to
  reduce physiological imbalances and return to homeostasis (a balanced
  state). Arousal theory: Organisms seek an optimal level of performance that
  maximizes their performance. Psychosocial Incentive theory: Our goals motivate us. Biopsychosocial Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Lists five categories of motivated
  behaviors from basic to most complex. Maslow believed that we must
  progressively work through each level of need to reach a higher state of
  being. Self-actualization is the ultimate level where we reach our full
  potential. Extrinsic Versus Intrinsic
  Motivation can come from two places: outside and inside. Motivation that
  comes from the outside is called extrinsic motivation, and motivation that
  comes from the inside is intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic
  Intrinsic motivation fuels your interests and passions, and drives you to do the
  things that you really enjoy and allow you to grow as a person. Some
  examples of intrinsic motivation are: Getting your degree in something you love. Learning how to play the piano. Learning how to dance salsa. Extrinsic
  Extrinsic motivation is fueled by outer rewards or threats of punishment, like
  buying a new outfit because you want to look good to others, earning a
  material reward, or studying because you don’t want to fail, not because you
  enjoy learning the material.
  Lasting motivation only lasts when you feel it from inside (internally).

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