Motivation 4.7a

Question 1

Activation

Answer 1

Is demonstrated by the initiation or production of behavior

Question 2

Persistence

Answer 2

Is demonstrated by continued efforts or the determination to achieve a particular goal, often in the face of obstacles

Question 3

Intensity

Answer 3

Is seen in the greater vigor of responding that usually accompanies motivated behavior

Question 4

Instinct theory

Answer 4

Actions, thoughts, emotions, and intentions are innate and serve as a survival mechanism; certain human behaviors are innate and due to evolutionary programming, triggered by the environment

Question 5

Drive-Reduction theory

Answer 5

Organism feels tension created by imbalances created by physiological needs - hunger, sex, thirst; pushes that come from within

Question 6

Homeostasis

Answer 6

The constancy of internal conditions that the body must actively maintain

Question 7

Incentive theory

Answer 7

Behavior motivated by the “pull” of external goals, such as rewards, money, and recognition; reinforcement

Question 8

Optimal arousal theory

Answer 8

We each have our optimal levels of arousal; people are motivated to maintain an optimum level of arousal

Question 9

Yerkes-Dodson Law

Answer 9

The more complex the task, the less arousal we need; the opposite is true for easy tasks

Question 10

Sensation seeking

Answer 10

A person high in sensation seeking tends to look for exciting (and sometimes risky) activities

Question 11

Humanistic theory

Answer 11

People are motivated to reach their unique potential (self-actualization)