pg 318-324 Flashcards
biologically instigated motivation
drive
all the processes involved in starting, directing, and maintaining physical and psychological activities
motivation
an internal mechanism that selects and directs behavior
motive
the desire to engage in an activity for it’s own sake, rather than for some external consequence, such as a reward
intrinsic motivation
the desire to engage in an activity to achieve external consequence, such as a reward
extrinsic motivation
having the desire to engage in an activity and being aware of the desire
conscious motivation
having a desire to engage in an activity but being consciously unaware of the desire
unconscious motivation
now-outmoded view that certain behaviors are completely determined by innate factors
instinct theory
genetically based behaviors, seen across a species, that can be set off by a specific stimulus
fixed-action patterns
in drive theory, a biological imbalance that threatens survival if it is left unmet
need
body’s tendency to maintain a biologically balanced condition
homeostasis
an individual’s sense of where his or her life influences originate-internally or externally
locus of control
in maslow’s theory, the notion that needs occur in priority order, with the biological needs as the most basic
hierarchy of needs
process by which extrinsic(external) rewards can sometimes displace internal motivation, child gets money for playing video games
overjustification