Appetitive behavior

Japanese: appetitive behavior(英語表記)appetitivebehavior
Appetitive behavior

…Generally, when internal motivation increases (or when it increases but a releaser cannot be found), the animal actively searches for a releaser. For example, a male with heightened sexual desire may move around looking for a female. This type of behavior is called appetitive behavior. If the goal is successfully achieved, the desire disappears, but if the releaser is never found, the release threshold gradually decreases, and the behavior may be released by the wrong stimulus, or finally without any object at all (vacuum behavior). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "appetitive behavior" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般に内的な動機づけが高まってくると(あるいは高まっているにもかかわらずリリーサーが見当たらないと),動物は積極的にリリーサーを探し求める。例えば性衝動の高まった雄が雌を探し求めてあちこち動き回るといったもので,こういう行動は欲求行動appetitive behaviorと呼ばれる。うまく目標が達成された場合には欲求は消滅するが,いつまでもリリーサーに出会えないと,しだいに解発の閾値(いきち)が低下し,誤った刺激で解発されたり,ついにはまったく対象なしに行動が出現することになる(真空行動)。…

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