MOTIVATION Flashcards
what is motivation?
motivation involves both biological and social drives
what are the different motives of motivation? & provide a few examples of each
- biological motive (primary) eg. thirst, hunger, sleep, sex
- social motive (secondary motive)
eg. achievement, aggressions, curiosity.
what is approach motivation?
drives push forwards engagement in some behaviours
what is avoidance motivation?
drives repel engagement in some behaviours.
what are the different psychological theories of motivation?
- The drive reduction theory (DRT)
- Yerkes Dodson’s Law
- Sexual Motivation (Libido)
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
What is the Yerkes - Dodson Law?
focuses on level of arousal and how that impacts performance quality.
- represents optimal arousal and optimal performance
- arousal affects strength of drive
- boredom causes stimulus hunger
What is the sexual motivation?
Kaplan states that there are four human sexual response phases
- desire phase
- excitement phase
- orgasm phase
- resolution phase
As we age….. of sex decreases, whereas…. doesn’t
frequency, satisfaction
what are the physiological drivers of libido?
testosterone, protein related to dopamine.
what are drive reduction theories?
we are motivated to maintain a mental equilibrium in order to operate at optimum levels. there are 3 main drives -
thirst > hunger > sex.
what are the limitations to psychological theories about motivation?
- there are personal individual differences
- no account for the degree of arousal
what is an example of approach- approach conflict example?
e.g. deciding which friend to hang out with on the weekend, picking what to order on ubereats
what is an example of an avoidance - avoidance conflict example
don’t want to get out of bed, but don’t want to wet the bed (stuck)
what is an example of approach - avoidance conflict example?
watch youtube or study?
sleep early and feel fresh or stay up until 3am watching youtube videos
what did Zajonc find?
there are clashing drives.
