Chapter 3 Flashcards
Motivation
driving force within individuals that impels them to act
Needs
circumstances or things that are wanted or required, and therefore direct the motivational forces
2 types of needs
- biogenic/physiological needs
2. psychogenic/psychological needs
Biogenic/physiological needs
sustain physical existence. For example food, water, air, sex etc…
Psychogenic/psychological needs
motivational forces that are learned from our parents, social environment and interaction with others
Goals
sought after outcomes of motivated behavior
2 set of goals
- generic goals
2. product-specific goals
Generic goals
outcomes that the consumers seek in order to satisfy physiological and psychological needs (for example; student wants to become an entrepreneur)
Product-specific goals
outcomes that the consumer seek by using a given product or service (for example: student want to obtain a MBA from Stanford)
Approach objects
positive outcomes that people seek
Avoidance objects
negative outcomes that people want to prevent
Frustration
feeling that results from failure to achieve a goal
Defense mechanism
cognitive and behavioral ways of handling frustration in order to protect one’s self esteem
Primary defenses
- aggression
- rationalization
- regression
- withdrawal
- projection
- daydreaming
- identification
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
five levels of human needs
Five levels of human needs
- physiological needs
- safety and security needs
- social needs
- ego needs
- self-actualization