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biologically instigated motivation

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drive

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all the processes involved in starting, directing, and maintaining physical and psychological activities

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motivation

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an internal mechanism that selects and directs behavior

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motive

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the desire to engage in an activity for it’s own sake, rather than for some external consequence, such as a reward

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intrinsic motivation

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the desire to engage in an activity to achieve external consequence, such as a reward

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extrinsic motivation

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having the desire to engage in an activity and being aware of the desire

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conscious motivation

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having a desire to engage in an activity but being consciously unaware of the desire

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unconscious motivation

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now-outmoded view that certain behaviors are completely determined by innate factors

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instinct theory

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genetically based behaviors, seen across a species, that can be set off by a specific stimulus

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fixed-action patterns

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in drive theory, a biological imbalance that threatens survival if it is left unmet

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need

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body’s tendency to maintain a biologically balanced condition

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homeostasis

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an individual’s sense of where his or her life influences originate-internally or externally

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locus of control

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in maslow’s theory, the notion that needs occur in priority order, with the biological needs as the most basic

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hierarchy of needs

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process by which extrinsic(external) rewards can sometimes displace internal motivation, child gets money for playing video games

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overjustification

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