Eating represents a choice among many alternative behaviors. The purpose of this review is
to provide an overview of how food reinforcement and behavioral choice theory are related …

Understanding the nature and influence of specific risk profiles is increasingly important for
health behavior promotion. The purpose of this article is to document the value of two factors …

proposed that certain motives, such as curiosity, autonomy, and play (called intrinsic
motives, or IMs), have common characteristics that distinguish them from drives. The …

Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is the fear of anxiety sensations which arises from beliefs that these
sensations have harmful somatic, social, or psychological consequences. Over the past …

Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is the fear of anxiety-related sensations. According to Reiss's (eg,
Reiss, 1991) expectancy theory, AS amplifies fear and anxiety reactions, and plays an …

For years, psychiatry has operated without a unified theory of behavior; instead, it has
spawned a pluralism of approaches--including biomedical, psychoanalytic, behavioral, and …

We assessed the appeal of reality TV by asking 239 adults to rate themselves on each of 16
basic motives using the Reiss Profile standardized instrument and to rate how much they …

The authors measured food reinforcement, polymorphisms of the dopamine D 2 receptor
(DRD 2) and dopamine transporter (DAT1) genes, and laboratory energy intake in 29 obese …

Two instruments were developed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the strength of
a person's fundamental end goals and motivational sensitivities. One instrument was a self …

The authors review psychology's historical, competing perspectives on human motivation
and propose a new comprehensive theory. The new theory is based on evolutionary …