Myers

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Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (6th Ed)

• Chapter 10
• Motivation
• Modified from
• James A. McCubbin, PhD
• Clemson University
• Worth Publishers

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Motivation

• Need or desire that energizes directs behavior
• 4 Motives hunger, sex, belonging achievement
  motivation
• 4 perspectives
• Instinct theory
• Drive-reduction theory
• Arousal theory
• Hierarchy of needs

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Motivational Concepts

• Instinct (Instinct Theory)
• Complex behavior rigidly patterned throughout a
  species unlearned
• Drive-Reduction Theory
• Physiological need creates aroused tension state
  (drive) that motivates organism to satisfy need

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Drives Incentives

• Homeostasis
• Tendency to maintain balanced or constant
  internal state
• Regulation of any aspect of body chemistry around
  a particular level
• Incentive
• Positive or negative environmental stimulus that
  motivates behavior

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
Self-actualization needs Need to live up to ones
fullest and unique potential

• Begins at base with physiological needs that must
  be satisfied 1st
• Then higher-level safety needs activated
• Then psychological needs activated

Esteem needs Need for self-esteem, achievement,
competence, and independence need
for recognition and respect from others
Belongingness and love needs Need to love and be
loved, to belong and be accepted need to avoid
loneliness and alienation
Safety needs Need to feel that the world is
organized and predictable need to feel safe,
secure, and stable
Physiological needs Need to satisfy hunger and
thirst
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