Motivational Theory

Question 1

underlying force within which compels us to do something

Answer 1

motivation

Question 2

motivation is a ____ behavior

Answer 2

goal-directed

Question 3

3 Cycles of Motivation

Answer 3

1. Need
2. Drive
3. Incentive

Question 4

2 Basic Motives

Answer 4

1. Physiological Motive
2. Psychological Motive

Question 5

this basic motive is for survival

Answer 5

Physiological Motive

Question 6

this basic motive is a universal motive

Answer 6

Psychological Motive

Question 7

7 examples of Psychological Motive

Answer 7

1. Affection / Belongingness
2. Achievement
3. Self-esteem
4. Social Recognition
5. Self-Actualization
6. Independence
7. Self-Fulfillment

Question 8

3 Functions of Behavior

Answer 8

1. Activates the individual
2. Leads, Guides, and Regulates behavior
3. Determines which response of decision will satisfy the needs & lead to incentives

Question 9

4 Motivational Theories

Answer 9

1. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
2. Freud’s Motivational Theory
3. Adler’s Superiority / Compensation Theory
4. Whiting and Child “Behavior Theory”

Question 10

5 Elements of Maslow’s Hierarchy Theory (from the bottom to the top of the pyramid)

Answer 10

1. Physiological Needs
2. Safety Needs
3. Love and Belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self-Actualization

Question 11

air, water, food, shelter, sleep, clothing, reproduction

Answer 11

Physiological needs

Question 12

personal security, employment, resources, health, property

Answer 12

Safety needs

Question 13

friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection

Answer 13

Love and Belonging

Question 14

respect, self-esteem, status, recognition, strength, freedom

Answer 14

Esteem

Question 15

desire to become the most that one can be

Answer 15

Self-Actualization

Question 16

Elements in Freud’s Motivational Theory

Answer 16

1. Libido
2. Mortido

Question 17

life instinct

Answer 17

Libido

Question 18

constructive / self-preservation

Answer 18

Libido

Question 19

death instinct;

destructive / self-destruction

Answer 19

Mortido

Question 20

greatest motive in humans

Answer 20

Sexual desire

Question 21

3 movement of Libdinal Energy

Answer 21

1. Narcissism (towards self)
2. Object Love (towards other)
3. Introversion (towards unreal fantasies)

Question 22

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 22

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)

Question 23

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 23

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)

Question 24

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 24

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 25

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 25

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 26

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 26

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 27

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 27

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 28

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 28

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)

Question 28

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 28

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 28

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 28

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 28

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 28

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 28

Libdinal energy may remain:

Answer 28

1. on an infinite level (fixation)
2. expressed in socially-acceptable behavior (sublimation)this

Question 29

this motivational theory emphasizes the individual’s sense of inferiority as central for compensatory activity and active striving to achieve superiority and function

Answer 29

alfred adler’s superiority / compensation theory

Question 30

this motivational theory assumes that a few basic motives acquired in early infancy proliferate into behavior systems in later life

Answer 30

Whiting and Chile “Behavior Theory”

Question 31

this motivational theory involves mechanisms of learning and habit-formation

Answer 31

Whiting and Child “Behavior Theory”