Module 37 Motivation Flashcards
1
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3 Characteristics of motivation
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- Activation
- Persistence
- Intensity
2
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Instinct theory
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- Unconscious feeling
- Inborn
- Evolutionary perpective
3
Q
Drive reduction theory
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-What DRIVES you to do something
- Pushed you to “restore the balance”
4
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Incentive theory
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-Extrinsic things that PULL behavior rewards
- Reinforcement
- How expectation leads to behavior
5
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Optimal arousal theory
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- People are motivated to maintain optimal arousal
- Curiosity motive
6
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Humanistic
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- Hierarchy of needs
- Motivation is affected by how we see the world, and ourselves
- Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs
7
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Yerkes - Donson Law
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- Each person has an optimum level of stimulation they like to maintain
8
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Achievement motivation
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- Aell and outperform others
- A mastery of things
- Individualism
9
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Competence motivation
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- Motivated to prove yourself to someone
10
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Motivating others
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- Intrinsic motivation
- Specific goals
- Leadership (Task vs Social)
