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Motivation

motivation

Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.


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Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... Psychology: Exaptation Evolutionary psychology bothers me. In some respects, it makes me feel as though my humanity is threatened, and I feel some motivation to attack it based on that emotion. I know there is some bias in me. On the other hand, I want to think that this bias is not affecting my ...

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by jeremyo
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
Replies: 3
Views: 145

Re: Why do you keep talking about species

... times and it will still be rounded, so TECHNICALLY you can not define it. Does that mean we now can never divide 3 into 1? What is the point and motivation of your statements about species and phylum? That we are floating directionless in space with no purpose or definition? If you believe in ...

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by AFJ
Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:55 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
Replies: 20
Views: 588

Natural selection wrong due to transmission of harmful genes

I can't explain or justify the spamming - or even the logic against NS - but I think I understand the underlying motivation. I believe the word is deconstructionist. We ultimately know nothing, and the way to realize that is to challenge some of our most commonly accepted bodies ...

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by AstusAleator
Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:24 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection wrong due to transmission of harmful genes
Replies: 34
Views: 1377

Re: Vagus Nerve

... with the esophagus, branches of the right vagus nerve spread over the posterior part of the stomach, while the left vagus nerve... * hunger ( in motivation (behaviour): Hunger ) ...analysis is inadequate to explain hunger motivation. For example, it is known that much of the stomach can be removed ...

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by sanjidcapa
Tue May 05, 2009 9:15 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Vagus Nerve
Replies: 16
Views: 39369

Bible vs Darwin

... that may involve single or multiple gene function. Mutation is genotypic. judging the creator as "incompetent" assumes you know the motivation of the actor. You don't and the concept is sophomoric. If there were an intelligent designer, it's unlikely little alex at biology-online ...

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by JorgeLobo
Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bible vs Darwin
Replies: 293
Views: 30228
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