Motivation Flashcards
_____ and Emotion are important concepts in psychology as they relate to what _____ people to pursue some things and not others
Motivation, drives
Name the driving force behind behaviour that leads us to pursue some things and avoid others
Motivation
Motives reflect these 2 needs
Biological needs
Psychosocial needs
Motives cannot be observed but are inferred by our _____
behaviour
Motivation is a driving force for various _____ that lead humans to pursue or chase one thing over another.
behaviours
Motives vary from person to person, but most motives can be described as either _____ or _____
biological, psychosocial
_____ motives includes basic needs such ashunger, thirst and sex.
Biological
Other motives reflect _____ needs, such as relationships, power or achievement.
plus mastery, self-esteem, affiliation and intimacy.
psychosocial
One component of motivation is _____: the goal that people want to pursue or avoid
direction
Another component of motivation is _____, which refers to how strongly you might want to do something.
strength
Motivation must consider basic needs. These are the extent to which people are driven by _____ needs or pulled by _____ goals
internal, external
Another issue of motivation is whether motivation is driven by _____ or influenced by _____ and the _____
biology, culture, environment
These are important needs in motivation that should be considered: (3)
Thoughts
Feelings
Arousal
The Psychodynamic Perspective emphasises the _____ basis of motivation
biological
Psychodynamic Perspective
The most distinctive aspect of the psychodynamic theory is that motives are _____
unconscious
Psychodynamic Perspective
_____ argued that we are motivated by internal _____ states (drives) that build up until satisfied
Freud, tension,
Psychodynamic Perspective
Freud argued that there are two basic human drives:
sex and aggression
Psychodynamic Perspective
Which drive relates to a desire for lust, love, and intimacy while
Sex drive
Psychodynamic Perspective
Which drive relates to an impulse to control other people and the environment.
Aggressive drive
Psychodynamic Perspective
Subsequent psychodynamic theorists argue for:
Need for ____ __ _____
Need for _____-_____
relatedness to others
self-esteem
Psychodynamic Perspective
Contemporary psychodynamic theorists have rejected Freud’s notion of drives in favour of the notions of _____ and ____
fears, wishes
Psychodynamic Perspective
Wishes relate to a _____ state that is generally associated with some _____ or arousal.
desire, emotion
Psychodynamic Perspective
If a wish is achieved then it becomes _____, that is, less intense.
deactivated
Psychodynamic Perspective
Fears are represented by an _____ state.
undesired
Psychodynamic Perspective
A child might have a fear of being punished (which is fairly normal), but a child might also have a less obvious fear of ‘If I don’t behave my mum won’t love me anymore”. This means fears range from the ____ to the ____ _____.
obvious to the less obvious.
Psychodynamic Perspective
Drives can be _____, even though they influence our _____.
unconscious, behaviour
Psychodynamic Perspective
Who argued that a person can be unaware of their own motives for their behaviours.
Freud
Motivation can be _____ and _____ at the same time.
unconscious, conscious
What does TAT stand for
Thematic Apperception Test
One test that is used to uncover unconscious motives is Morgan and Murray’s (1935) _ _ _
TAT - Thematic Apperception Test
The TAT consists of a series of pictures about which someone is asked to make up a story. The stories are then rated for _____ themes and have been found to be predictive of long-term _____ trends
motivational, behavioural
TAT stories are generally rated (or coded) for motivational themes such as ____, ____, ____ or _____
success, achievement, power, affiliation
Learning theory is the _____ way of explaining motivation
behaviourists
Human beings and animals are motivated to (1)
to produce behaviours that are rewarded by the environment
Human beings and animals are motivated to (2)
to avoid behaviours that are punishable
Learning theory proposes that the internal state of the organism influences reinforcement - hungry pigeon analogy-
- a hungry pigeon will peck for the pellets of food, while a pigeon that is already satisfied will not
All biological organisms have needs (____, _____, and _____) and, from a behaviourist perspective, unfulfilled needs lead to drives
food, drink and sex,
_____ _____ theory argues that we behave in order to satisfy needs and reduce drives
Drive reduction,
Drives are defined as motivational states that result from _____ deficit or needs and instigate _____ to reduce those needs.
physiological, behaviour
Behaviourists state that there are 2 kinds of drives:
Primary drives
Secondary drives
Behavioural perspective
_____ drives are the innate ones such as hunger, thirst and sex. They are based on physiological need states.
Primary,
Behavioural perspective
Secondary drives (also known as acquired drives) are learned through _____ conditioning or mechanisms such as modelling, and this is through their association with primary drives
classical
- in other words secondary drives are originally a neutral stimulus that becomes associated with drive reduction hense it becomes a motivator.
Behavioural perspective
A good example of _____ drives is wanting money when you are short of cash this might become a secondary drive. However, while the need for money is not a physiological need, it is associated with the reduction of hunger (i.e., money buys food).
secondary ,
_____ approaches to motivation often focus on goals, that is, desired outcomes established through social learning,
Cognitive
Cognitive theories of motivation are:
Expectancy-value theory
Goal-setting theory
Cognitive theories of motivation
What theory? - Behaviour is the result of two types of cognitions - the individual’s expectation that a behaviour will result in achieving some goal, and the value of that goal to the individual.
Expectancy-value theory
Cognitive theories of motivation
The _____-setting theory is used widely by organisational psychologists interested in workers motivation. People establish goals which specify _____ _____ that are in some way discrepant from their current situation.
Goal, desired outcomes
Cognitive theories of motivation
Expectancy-value theory:
motivation is a function of the value people place on an outcome AND the extent to which they think they can achieve it.
Cognitive theories of motivation
Goal-setting theory:
goals represent desired outcomes that differ in some way from a person’s current situation
Cognitive theories of motivation
Cognitive goals regulate much of human _____.
behaviour
Cognitive theories of motivation
The cognitive perspective’s idea of intrinsic _____ is that people enjoy and are interested in performing certain behaviours ____ expecting or taking a reward.
motivation, without
Cognitive theories of motivation
_____ _____ refers to the enjoyment of and interest in a behaviour for its own sake.
Intrinsic motivation
Cognitive theories of motivation
- Self-determination theory describes 3 innate needs:
competence, autonomy and relatedness
Cognitive theories of motivation
- _____-_____ theory suggest that Fulfilment increases intrinsic motivation
self-determination,
Cognitive theories of motivation
Self-determination example, if our need for _____ is satisfied by participating in voluntary work, then this may increase our _____ motivation to take part in such activities.
relatedness, intrinsic