MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS
MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
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Total lack of interest in food
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Changes in the taste of food, but no changes in the amount eaten
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Frequent eating and obesity
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Changes in stomach volume and less-frequent eating
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Detailed explanation-1: -If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, an organism will no longer experience the feeling of hunger. Destruction of the ventromedial hypothalamus results in an ongoing feeling of hunger, even after eating.
Detailed explanation-2: -What happened over time to the rats who had their ventromedial hypothalamus destroyed? They ate more food at first but their eating pattern stabilized.
Detailed explanation-3: -a region of the hypothalamus primarily associated with feelings of satiety. In studies in which the VMH is lesioned, animals overeat to the point of extreme obesity. The VMH also has a role in thermoregulation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following concepts explains motivation in terms of an organism seeking to maintain its biological equilibrium? Homeostasis.