MOTIVATION Flashcards
Motivation
need or desire that energizes and directs behaviour
Henonic principle:
people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain (fist argued by Plato anD aristotle)
instinct
The (innate) natural tendency to seek a particular goal (william james)
We act without training or education and without explicitly knowin why we do it and what the end result will be
drive
Internal state generated by physiological needs/ departures from physiological optimality
homeostasis
the tendency to maintain a balances or constant internal state (equilibrm); the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry and physiology
Drive-reduction theory
physiological need creates an aroused tension state ( a drive) that motiates an organism to satisfy the need
hierarchy of needs”
maslows
physiological –> safety/ belonging –>
hierarchy of needs”
Maslow’s
physiological –> safety/ belonging –>
approach motivation
motivation to experience positive outcomes
Promotion focus
intrinsic
avoidance motivation
motivation to not experience a negative outcome
extrinsic
avoidance motivation
motivation to not experience a negative outcome
extrinsic