Motivation Flashcards
_____ answers the question of why we do the things that we do
Motivation
_____ - Stimulus that moves a person to behave in n a certain way to accomplish a specific goal. (Only theoretical can’t be seen or measured. The only way to know why someone is choosing to do something is to ask them why)
Motive
_____ - Type of motivation that comes from within someone themselves
Intrinsic
____ - Type of motivation that comes from an outside force, such as money
Extrinsic
____ - Something we require but might lack (like hunger)
Need
____ - Something that we can live without
Wants
____ needs - Includes the need to eat, sleep, or use the bathrooms (inborn)
Biological needs
____ needs - Includes the needs to feel a sense of security/belonging, self-esteem, and achievement (learned, not always because of deprivation)
Psychological needs
____ - Forces that motivate an organism into action (hunger/thirst. The longer we go without them, the stronger the urge becomes.)
Drive
____ - Behavioral patterns that are genetically transferred from one generation to the next (often seen in animals but can be seen in humans too. Plays a small role in motivation)
Instincts
Psychologists such as William ___ and William ___ believed that instincts were the primary way that influenced human behavior
William James and William McDougal
____ ____ ___ - Theory that the primary force motivating us are drives that we want to reduce by fulfilling our needs (Can’t explain all of human behavior)
Drive - Reduction Theory
____ - The Body’s need to maintain its state of equilibrium is part of this theory (this maintains body temperature)
Homeostasis
____ psychologists believe that people are motivated by a conscious desire for personal growth and fulfillment
Humanistic psychologists
_____ ____ pointed out that some people may be willing to tolerate pain, hunger, or other psychological discomforts to achieve certain goals. (Also believed people are motivated by self-actualization. He developed the hierarchy of needs)
Abraham Maslow
