Chapter 6: Motivations and Emotions Flashcards
What are the three main psychological motivators?
1) Competence
2) Autonomy
3) Relatedness
What are the three main psychological motivators?
1) Competence
2) Autonomy
3) Relatedness
Competence
Motivated by the possibly of learning from the experience.
Autonomy
Motivated by the accomplished feeling given by the experience. It is related to a confident and competitive nature, and a desire to be better than others.
Relatedness
Motivated by the possibly of making connections with others.
What is our Motivations rooted in?
The desire to fulfill our needs and decrease internal tension. It is important to understand that people have different needs, causing them to have different motivations.
Competence
Motivated by the possibly of learning from the experience.
Autonomy
Motivated by the accomplished feeling given by the experience. It is related to a confident and competitive nature, and a desire to be better than others.
Relatedness
Motivated by the possibly of making connections with others.
What is our Motivations rooted in?
The desire to fulfill our needs and decrease internal tension. It is important to understand that people have different needs, causing them to have different motivations.
Thematic Apperception Test
Used to indicate what our motivations are and tell us how we go about our lives by showing participants images and then inferring the information.
Implicit Needs
Everyone is motivated more by other aspects than others.
What is it called when someone’s implicit need is competence?
Achievement Motivation
What is it called when someone’s implicit need is autonomy?
Power Motivation
What is it called when someone’s implicit need is relatedness?
Intimacy Motivation
