MOTIVATION Flashcards
the process by which activities
are started, directed, and continued so
that physical or psychological needs or
wants are met
MOTIVATION
comes from the latin word “movere” means “to move”
MOTIVATION
what “moves”people to do the things they do
MOTIVATION
a person performs an
action because it leads to an outcome that is
separate from or external to the person
extrinsic motivation
a person performs an
action because the act is fun, challenging, or
satisfying in an internal manner
intrinsic motivation
the biologically determined and
innate patterns of behavior that exist in
both people and animals
Instincts
approach to motivation
that assumes people are governed by
instincts similar to those of animals
Instinct approach
a requirement of some material
(such as food or water) that is essential for
survival of the organism
Need
a psychological tension and physical arousal arising when there is a
need that motivates the organism to act in order to fulfill the need and reduce the tension
Drive
assumes behavior arises from physiological needs that cause internal drives to push the organism to
satisfy the need and reduce tension and arousal
Drive-reduction theory
PRIMARY DRIVES
ACQUIRED DRIVES
2 TYPES OF DRIVE (DRIVE-REDUCTION THEORY)
involve needs of the body
such as hunger and thirst
Primary drives
_ reinforcers satisfy primary drives, and _ reinforcers satisfy acquired, or secondary, drives.
PRIMARY REINFORCES, SECONDARY REINFORCES
learned through experience or conditioning, such
as the need for money or social approval or the need of recent former
smokers to have something to put in their mouths.
Acquired (secondary) drives
the tendency of the body to
maintain a steady state
Homeostasis (DRIVE-REDUCTION THEORY)
The body maintains balance in the body’s physical states (GOLDILOCK’S CONDITION)
Homeostasis (DRIVE-REDUCTION THEORY)
When there is a primary drive need, the body is in a state of
_ .
IMBALANCE
a state of imbalance prompts a person to eat
hunger
ncreases the level of glucose (blood sugar),
causing the feelings of hunger to reduce
Eating
a period without eating, the _ levels become low enough to
stimulate the hunger drive
glucose levels
1.Need for achievement (nAch) 2.Need for affiliation (nAff) 3.Need for power (nPow)
3 Types of Needs
theory of motivation that highlights the importance of three psychological needs; affiliation, power, and achievement.
McClelland’s Theory: Affiliation, Power, and Achievement Needs
Who proposed a theory of
motivation that highlights the importance of three psychological needs not typically
considered by the other theories: affiliation, power, and achievement.
David C. McClelland
involves a
strong desire to succeed in attaining
goals—not only realistic ones, but also
challenging ones
Need for achievement (nAch)
People who are high in this need look for careers and hobbies that allow others to evaluate them because these
high achievers also need to have feedback about their performance in addition to the
achievement of reaching the goal.
Need for achievement (nAch)
people high in this need seek to be liked
by others and to be held in high regard by those around them.
Need for affiliation (nAff)
the need for
friendly social interactions and
relationships with others
Need for affiliation (nAff)
_ is not about reaching a goal but about having control over other
POWER
People high in this need would want to have influence over others and make
an impact on them, typically sees the money (and cars, houses, jewelry, and other “toys”) as the
achievement.
Need for power (nPow)
the need to have
control or influence over others
Need for power (nPow)
thos people who demonstrate an _locus of control when faced with difficulty, are prone to developing learned helplessness, the tendency to stop trying to achieve a goal because past failure has led them to believe that they cannot succeed.
external locus control
support the idea that people’s “theories” about their own selves can affect their level of achievement motivation and their willingness to keep trying to achieve success in the face of failure
Personality and nAch: Carol Dweck’s Self-Theory of Motivation
theory that statates the need for achievement is closely linked to personality factors, including a person’s view of how
self can affect the individual’s perception of the success or failure of his or her actions.
Personality and nAch: Carol Dweck’s Self-Theory of Motivation
the beliefs a person holds about his or her own abilities and relationships with
others
self
motivation and personality psychologist developed Personality and nAch: Carol Dweck’s Self-Theory of Motivation
Carol Dweck (1999)
people who assume that they have control over what happens in their lives are considered to be internal in locus of control, and those who feel that their lives are controlled by powerful others, luck, or fate are considered to be external in locus of control
locus of control
people who assume that they have control over what happens in their lives are considered to be _in locus of control
internal in locus control
those who feel that their lives are controlled by powerful others, luck, or fate are considered to be _ in locus of control
external in locus control
need for _ is linked to a person’s view of self (fixed or changeable) and locus of control (According to Dweck)
need for achievement (nAch)
need for achievement (nAch)
need for afliation (nAff)
need for power (nPow)
psychological needs
old approach: _ are mainly descriptions, not explanations;
idea that some behavior is hereditary remains an important focus
instincts
a motive that appears to
be unlearned but causes an increase in
stimulation, such as curiosity, playing, and exploration.
Stimulus motive
Arousal theory, Task performances, for example, may suffer if the level of arousal is too high (such as severe test _ ) or even if the level of arousal is too low (such as _).
anxiety , boredom
Arousal theory, for many kinds of tasks, a _ level of arousal seems to be best.
moderate level
theory of motivation in
which people are said to have an optimal
(best or ideal) level of tension that they
seek to maintain by increasing or
decreasing stimulation
Arousal theory
law stating performance is related to arousal; moderate levels of arousal lead to better performance than do levels of arousal that are too low or too high
Yerkes-Dodson law
This effect varies with the difficulty of the task
easy tasks require a high-moderate level
more difficult tasks require a low-moderate level
Yerkes-Dodson law
The optimal level of arousal for task performance depends on the _ of the task.
difficulty of the task
we generally perform easy tasks well if we are at a _ level of arousal (green) and accomplish difficult tasks well if we are at a _ level (red).
high–moderate level and low–moderate
level (Yerkes-Dodson law)
_ tasks require a high-moderate level (YERKES-DODSON LAW)
EASY TASK
more _ tasks require a low-moderate level (YERKES - DODSON LAW)
DIFFICULT TASK
The trait describes people who chase novel, complex, and intense sensations, who love experience for its own sake, and who may take risks to pursue those experiences.
Sensation seeker