Motivation

= **Motivation and Emotion** =

You are responsible for all three assignments. I have designed these assignments to be completed during one block. You may have additional time only if you remain on task during this block. What do you need to turn in? >
 * Web Assignments**
 * two worksheet with questions about both PsychSim assignments
 * answers to motivation questions and chart (use handout and/or notebook paper)

Expressing Emotion This activity provides a simulated experiment on weight regulation in rats. After a brief review of the methods of brain research involving electrical stimulation and destructive surgery, you will examine the effects of stimulating or destroying two different regions of a rat's hypothalamus. The results will be graphed in terms of the rat's daily food intake and body weight, illustrating the role of the hypothalamus in the regulation of eating and weight control.
 * Assignment 1**

Hunger and the Fat Rat You will conduct a simulated experiment on the role of the hypothalamus in the control of food intake and weight regulation in rats. Read and work through the slides. When you are finished the simulation, complete the worksheet.
 * Assignment 2**


 * Assignment 3 - **Optional****
 * Introduction:** Imagine you are at your annual family reunion and everyone has spent hours eating and visiting. Now it is time to start some games! As family team captain, it's your responsibility to inspire your team to win the three-legged race. Your father, who is super competitive, should not need any encouragement, but your 3-year-old baby brother is tired and cranky. It's your thirteen-year-old step-sister's first time at the reunion, and she's afraid she'll be embarrassed. What can you do to motivate your team members to secure a win for the family? Luckily, you remember the discussion about motivation in your psychology class and the information you found at the Motivation Web site.

You may use your book, one of the textbooks in the bookcase, or the article on Motivation to help you answer the questions.
 * 1) Describe the differences between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation.
 * 2) Give examples of the different aspects of biological needs.
 * 3) According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, at which level is each team member (in the introduction above) responding?
 * 4) Using information about motivations, predict the behavior of each team member if the team loses the race.
 * 5) On the back, make a chart with three columns and label the columns "motivating factor" and "intrinsic/extrinsic" and "action." For each person, including yourself, describe the factor that best describes the motivation of each team member, whether the motivation is intrinsic or extrinsic, and what action you could introduce to secure a win for the family.