There have been previous lectures in this series covering aspects of abnormal behaviour. This lecture covers the models of motivation applied to normal people. Although there are numerous models of human motivation, two models will be described and compared: the homeostatic model and Maslow's model, with the main focus on the homeostatic model.

The course has covered the motivation of abnormal people and will look at many different models of motivation and criticize them. This lecture is the first in a series of lectures on the motivation of normal people. Students need to have attended previous lectures to follow the arguments about the motivation of normal people.

The lecture will pay equal attention to two well-known models of motivation: Maslow's model and the homeostatic model. These models are very similar both starting with basic needs like the need for food. The lecture will emphasise the importance of how the question "Why?" is at the heart of all studies of motivation.

The lecture will describe what drives people and scientifically describe the hunger drive. In particular, the homeostatic model of motivation will be examined in relation to the way this model is based on our perception of ourselves as individuals. Examples will be given of the lowest and highest levels of human motivation.