Write a 2-part assessment in which you apply motivational theory and memory acquisition theory to behaviors. This assessment should be a minimum of 4 pages long.,APPLY MOTIVATIONAL THEORY AND MEMORY ACQUISITION THEORY TO BEHAVIORS

Motivational Theories/Memory Acquisition

Overview

Write a 2-part assessment in which you apply motivational theory and memory acquisition theory to behaviors. This assessment should be a minimum of 4 pages long.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

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• Competency 1: Use information technology and tools to identify information in the domain of biological psychology. 
Describe potential changes from human design to consider if building a learning and memory system for a robot.
• Competency 2: Employ critical and creative thinking to evaluate problems, conflicts, and unresolved issues in the study of biological psychology. 
Describe memory acquisition.
• Competency 4: Assess the important theories, paradigms, research findings, and conclusions in biological psychology.

  Identify two common behaviors and hypothesize what might have prompted the behaviors from the perspective of each motivational theory.

  Discuss how people apply these different theories to influence behavior.

• Competency 6: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.

  Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a
psychology professional.

  Use APA style and format.

Context

Motivational Theories 
Motivation refers to the set of factors that initiate, sustain, and direct behaviors. Several motivation theories, including instinct theory, drive theory, incentive theory, and arousal theory have been widely applied in psychological practice where they are linked to other theories. For example, recent attachment theory studies examined the circumstances surrounding motivation and behavior in adolescents. In medical practice, drive theory is combined with neuroendocrine theory to understand the relationship between homeostasis and hunger. Understanding the neurobiology of hunger and appetite may ultimately lead to treatments for obesity and eating disorders. 
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Emotion
Emotion is an increase or decrease in physiological activity that is accompanied by feelings that are characteristic of the emotion and often accompanied by a characteristic behavior or facial expression. According to the James-Lange theory, emotional experience results from the physiological arousal that precedes it, and different emotions are the result of different patterns of arousal. According to Schachter and Singer’s cognitive theory, physiological arousal contributes only