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What Part of the Brain Is Influential in Determining When

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What part of the brain is influential in determining when to sleep?


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Instinct

An ingrained behavior observed in animals that consistently occurs in reaction to designated stimuli.

Drive-Reduction Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that motivation arises from biological needs driving an individual to act in ways that reduce drives and achieve homeostasis.

Physiological Needs

The most basic human necessities required to sustain life, such as air, water, food, shelter, and sleep, according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Psychological Wants

Desires primarily based on emotional or mental fulfillment rather than basic survival or physiological needs.

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