Chapter 10 Motivation and Emotion

A process that influences the direction, persistance, and vigour of goal directed behaviour

An inherited predisposition to behave in a specific and predictable manner when exposed to a particular stimulus

A theory that emhasizes the fact that instincts motivate much of our behaviour

A theory that propose that many psychological motives have evolutionary underpinnings that are expressed throught the action of genes. From this perspective, the adaptive significance of behaviour is the key to understanding motivation

A state of internal physiological equlibrium that the body strives to maintain

What 3 mechanisms is homeostasis regulated by

According to this theory physiological disruptions to homeostasis produce drives, states of internal tension that motivate an organism to behave in ways that reduce this tension

Environmental stimuli that "pull" an organism toward a goal

This theory focus attention on external stimuli that motivate behaviour

This theory proposes that goal directed behaviour is jointly determined by two factors; the strength of the persons expectation that particular behaviours lead to a goal and the value the individual places on that goal

Performing an activity to obtain an external reward or avoid punishment

Performing an activity for its own sake because you find it exciting or stimulating

According to this theory ,much of our behaviour results from an ever ending battle between conscious and unconscious impulses struggling for release adn psychological defenses used to keep them under control

An example of a humanistic theory of motivation is

A progression of needs containing deficiency needs at the bottom and growth needs at the top