Chapter 8: Emotions And Motivation Flashcards
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What is motivation
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It refers to an internal state that activates and gives direction to our thoughts feelings and actions
Morris and maisto define it as a specific need or desire that arouses an organism and directs it’s behaviour towards a goal and where all motives are triggered by some kind of stimulus.
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What is emotion
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It refers to the experience of feeling such as anger and like motivation activates and effects behaviour but is difficult to predict what behaviour a certain emotion will stimulate.
3
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What are the 3 links for emotions and motivation
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Both activate and effect behaviour
Motives usually are accompanied by emotions
Emotions have motivational properties of their own
