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Biological Roots of BehaviorChapter 2 (pp. 40-64)
Motivated Behaviors
Homeostasis
Autonomic Nervous System: Activation and Arousal
Psychology: Introduction to the Biological Perspective
Motivated Behaviors -
Eating Behavior
Aggression; Response to Threat
Sex Behavior
Drug-Seeking Behavior
Intracranial Self-Stimulation (ICSS)
Rats lever press for electrical stimulation into brain
Brain sites may mediate natural rewards (food, water, sex)
Note: Brain stimulation also evokes feeding, drinking, maternal and sexual behaviors