Motivation Flashcards
The process by which activities are started, directed, and sustained so that physical and psychological needs are fulfilled
Motivation
it is the “?” of behavior
Why
Act itself is motivating or internally rewarding
Intrinsic Motivation
Outcome is separate from person
Extrinsic Motivation
AKA Push Theory
Drive-Reduction Theory
-helps in explaining drive-reduction theory
-involves balance
Homeostasis
AKA Pull Theory
Incentive Motivation
Natural tendency to respond without thinking
Instinct Theory
AKA Expectancy or Value Theory
Cognitive Theory
Satisfaction of social motives learned through experience
Psychological Motives
Involve the basic needs of the body
Primary Drives
occurs when a person needs to choose between two options that are both attractive
Approach-Approach Conflict
occurs when a person needs to choose between options that they find both unpleasant
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
occurs when a person needs to choose between options that have both positive and negative consequences
Approach-Avoidance Conflict
needs satisfied, full human potential achieved
Self-Actualization
