FOR AKS198 - Motivation and the Brain Paper-week 3

Individual Assignment: Motivation and the Brain Paper

·         Resources: Assigned readings, Electronic Reserve Readings, the Internet, and other sources

·         Select one of the following topics as the basis for this paper:

o    Eating healthy

o    Exercising

o    Quitting smoking

o    Quitting drinking

o    Refraining from using drugs

·         Write a 1,050 word paper in which you analyze the brain structures and functions associated with the motivation to engage in your selected behavior.

·         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.