Evaluate the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic factors, including heredity and the environment, on the motivation to engage in your selected behavior.
Individual Assignment: Motivation and the Brain Paper
Resources: Assigned readings, Electronic Reserve Readings, the Internet, and other sources
Select one of the following topics/behaviors as the basis for this paper:
· Eating healthy
· Exercising
· Quitting smoking
· Quitting drinking
· Refraining from using drugs
· Vacuuming your home every 5 minutes
· Eating a gallon of ice cream every time you get angry
Write a 1,450- to 1,800-word paper in which you analyze the brain structures and functions associated with the motivation to engage in your selected behavior. Incorporate the names of the various parts of the brain in your response. Also, be sure the physiological aspects are clearly discussed.
· Evaluate the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic factors, including heredity and the environment, on the motivation to engage in your selected behavior.
· Include at least three references from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.
· Format your paper according to APA standards.
