local theory of hunger

physiology

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hunger motivation

  • Sigmund Freud
    In motivation: Hunger

    …these two, known as the local theory of hunger, suggested that the hunger signals that initiate eating originate in the gastrointestinal tract, specifically the stomach. Hunger pangs were thought to be the result of stomach contractions. Considerable research has shown that such an analysis is inadequate to explain hunger motivation.…

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