8.1 Central Postion of Motivation in Psychology Flashcards

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Motivation

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CR for variation in intensity persistence, equality, and direction of ongoing behavior.

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Instinct

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principally drivin by psychodynamic theories of personality, frauds approach. “inborn tendency that is thought to direct behavior.”

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Need

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Internal motivation that is thought to be inborn and universally present in humans.

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Drive

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Nonhuman equivalent of “motives” and”needs”

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Behaviorist Approach

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Skinner. behavior and directed activity on the environment

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Field Theory

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Kurt Lewin- various forces in the psychological environment interacted and combined to yield a final course of action.

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Group Dynamic

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Field that grew out of the application of Kurt Lewin’s field theory to industry. valance that attracts or repels.

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Person As Machine (Metaphor)

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Pushed by internal needs. Pulled by environment stimuli.

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Person As Machine (characteristic)

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automatic response by individual. responds to needs and drives. responds to external stimuli and refinement.

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Person as Machine

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metaphor that suggest that peoples behavior/action are reflective and involuntary and are performed w/out conscious awareness

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Person Of Scientist

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metaphor that suggest that people are active information gathers and understanding as a way of mastering their environment.

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Person of Scientist (Metaphor)

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person as judge. person as intentional.

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Person of Scientist (characteristic)

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Voluntary response by individual. analyze internal and external information for events and actions of other. develops goals and action plans.

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limited rationality

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the inability to of humans to reason and make decisions in perfectly rational ways.

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person as judge

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metaphor in which an individual seeks information about the extent to which the person and others are perceived as responsible for positive and negative events.
the person looks for evidence of intention in the actions of others and considers those intention in choosing a personal course of action

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