Introduction to motivation

Question 1

motivation: def

Answer 1

influences that account for the initiation, intensity, direction and persistence of a behaviour

Question 2

motivation as an intervening variable

Answer 2

it is a mental process - can’t be observed, only inferred

interconnects many stimuli with many responses

Question 3

four sources of motivation?

Answer 3

cognitive
social
physiological
emotinoal

Question 4

describe instinct doctrine

Answer 4

we are motivated by instincts

Question 5

critically evaluate instinct doctrine.

Answer 5

humans have few if any fixed action patterns (instincts). even though babies could arguably have instincts, they’re modal action patterns (still can have different responses to the same stimuli)

Question 6

describe incentive theory

Answer 6

rewards and puunishments motivate us

Question 7

describe arousal theory

Answer 7

motivated to achieve a baseline level of arousal, which is specific to the indiviudal.
too high - seek to reduce arousal.
too low - seek to increae arousal.

Question 8

describe drive reduction.

Answer 8

we have needs: changes to homeostasis
we rectify these changes through drives.
this results in the drie being reduced.

Question 9

what are sexual scripts

Answer 9

patterns of behaviour leading to sex