Emotion and Motivation Flashcards
a need, desire, or want that serves to activate or energize behavior and give it direction.
Motivation
motivations that are willful and we are aware of, thus, we can provide rationale and explanation.
Conscious motivation
motivations that we are not aware of
Unconscious motivation
a person may manifest negative behavior caused by himself.
Internal Locus of Control
The negative behavior to the poor living environment or due to
alcoholism or drug addiction of the parent.
External Locus of Control
There is an innate biological force causing an organism to act in a certain way.
Instinct theory
organisms attempt to maintain homeostasis by constantly adjusting themselves to the demands of the environment
Homeostatic theory
the balance of physical state or equilibrium
homeostasis
one resulting from biological needs, known as the innate drive
Primary drives
drives that result from operant conditioning and the association with primary reinforcements.
Secondary drives
states organisms seek to maintain an optimal level varies from organism to organism.
Arousal Theory
people and animals are likely to be activated because they have the tendency to pull toward a specific goal.
Incentive Theory
needs are prioritized from physiological to biological, social, and to spiritual.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
needs for food, water, oxygen, and rest; also sexual expression and release from tension
Biological needs
need for security, comfort, and tranquility; freedom from fear.
Safety needs
need to belong, affiliate; love, and be loved.
Attachment
need for confidence in one’s abilities, sense of worth, competence, self-esteem; respect for others
Esteem
need for knowledge and understanding, for novelty
Cognition
need for order and beauty.
Aesthetic
need to develop and fulfill one’s potential; to have meaningful goals
Self-Actualization
need for spirituality
Transcendence
the sexual or libidinal and aggressive wishes are the primary motivating forces in human life.
Freudian Concept of Motivation
self-generated factors such as responsibility, freedom to act, scope to use and develop skills and abilities, etc.
Intrisinc
motivations coming from the people around the individual.
Extrinsic
This is based on the belief that all behaviors are motivated by unsatisfied needs.
Needs Theory
It is the expansion of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. He categorized the needs for Existence , Relatedness , and Growth.
Alderfer’s ERG Theory