Motivation Flashcards
Drive-Reduction Theory
humans are motivated to reduce bodily needs
Arousal Theory
driven to perform actions to maintain optimal level of arousal
Yerkes-Dodson Law
when performing difficult tasks, low level of arousal increases performance; when performing easy tasks, high level of arousal, increase performance
Self-Determination Theory
explains motivation with intrinsic and extrinsic factors
Intrinsic Motivation
engaging in activities for satisfaction or enjoyment
Extrinsic Motivation
doing a behavior to receive rewards from others
Incentive theory
argues I n favor of motivation related to rewards or extrinsic incentives
Instincts
behaviors are driven by innate, biological instincts
Lewin’s Motivational Conflict Theory
choices create conflicts on must resolve as the basis of motivation
Approach-Approach
when individual must choose between two equally desirable goals
Approach-Avoidance
when a single goal or option has both positive and negative aspects
Avoidance-Avoidance
when an individual must choose between two equally undesirable options
Experience seeking
trying new things;gaining new experiences
Sensation-Seeking Theory
basis of motivation is one’s level of need for trying new things
Thrill or adventure seeking
desire for physically risky activities
Disinhibition
engaging in impulsive behaviors that may lack self-control
Boredom susceptibility
tendency to feel unsatisfied in unstimulating or repetitive situations
Eating motivation
motivation or drive that causes to feeling of hunger; signals sent to hypothalamus
Ghrelin
appetite-stimulating hormone
Leptin
appetite-suppressing hormone
Hypothalamus
sends out hormones to tell if hungry or not
Belongingness motivation
the need to be connected to others
