MOTIVATION & EMOTION

HUNGRY? What motivates you to eat? Is it physiological (physical) factors or psychological (mental) factors? Could it be a combination of both? Did the pictures in the previous slides make you hungry? If they did, then you were psychologically motivated.

HUNGRY? How could Need for Achievement have impacted the lives of these people?

Motivation is an internal state that activates behavior and directs it toward a goal

FOUR THEORIES OF MOTIVATION Instincts Drive-Reduction Theory Incentive theory Cognitive theory

INSTINCT THEORY We are motivated by a variety of instincts (innate tendencies that determine behavior) early 1900’s. Do not explain behavior; simply label it

Drive-Reduction Theory We have needs that produce drives (an internal condition that orients an individual toward a specific goal) Biological needs drive us to action. We are motivated/driven to reduce our needs. If we are hungry or thirsty, we become tense and agitated. To relieve the tension we act to fulfill our hunger or thirst. Hunger drives us to eat Fatigue drives us to rest Focuses on physiological needs

It’s more than just a DRIVE…… Infant attachment to their mothers Drive-Reduction Theory: Hunger & Thirst Harry Harlow proved that a loving, comforting touch (contact comfort) motivated monkeys more than hunger or thirst. Incentives (things we learn to value) are a key to motivation Harry Harlow helped prove that there is more to motivation that just satisfying our drives. His research greatly impacted the adoption process and stressed the importance of placing children with parents that can provide contact comfort as quickly as possible.

INCENTIVE THEORY Incentives are an external stimulus, reinforcer, or reward that motivates behavior Drives and Incentives work together Hunger may cause you to walk to the café (drive). The incentive is the cheese steak. If your drive is weak, our incentive must be strong If our drive is strong enough, the incentive is less important

Actions are the result of Intrinsic & extrinsic motivations COGNITIVE THEORY Actions are the result of Intrinsic & extrinsic motivations Intrinsic: comes from within. We engage in behaviors because they are personally rewarding Extrinsic: comes from outside. We engage in behaviors that reduce biological needs or help us obtain incentives or external rewards

Biological Needs - physiological requirements necessary for survival Social Needs – psychological needs acquired through learning and experience Studies showed that Obese people eat because of external (social) cues more than normal weight people. What influences our eating habits?

BIOLOGICAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL HUNGER FACTORS Our body and brain send cues that cause us to eat. The stomach, liver, and intestines send hunger cues The hypothalamus in the brain receives the cues from your organs and signals you to eat. GENETIC HUNGER FACTORS Inherited instructions found in our genes. Determine metabolic rate Everyone has a set point (a certain level of body fat that our bodies strive to maintain constant throughout our lives) SOCIAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL HUNGER FACTORS Things you learn about eating Ex. Eating while watching television Ex. Peer pressure to stay a certain weight

Sex & Motivation Is the desire to have sex biologically motivated, socially motivated, or both? Sex glands secrete hormones that control sexual interest (Biological) status, peer pressure, money (Social)

MALE FEMALE GENDER INFLUENCE ON SEXUAL MOTIVATION More interested in sex; initiate and think about sex more often Less interested in sex Want sex with more partners Not as interested in sex with many partners Desire sex without emotional commitment Desire sex with emotional commitment Focus on youth and physical attractiveness when choosing a sex partner Focus on social and economic status when choosing a sex partner Feel more jealous when partner is physically unfaithful Feel more jealous when partner is emotionally unfaithful

Need for Achievement = Social Motive Desire to set challenging goals and persist in trying to reach those goals What role does it play in the life of a high school student? Fear of Failure = Social motivate How can fear of failure impact your motivation?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Which needs to we satisfy first?

EMOTIONS Emotion is a set of complex reactions to stimuli involving subjective feelings, physiological arousal, and observable behavior.

Motivation & Emotion Motivation is the source of our behavior. Emotion is the feelings associated with our behavior. Emotions can function as motivation i.e. Hit someone because you are angry i.e. do it because it makes you happy

Four Components of Emotion Interpret, appraise some stimulus (ex. Shark = serious threat) Experience a feeling (fear, terror) Physiological response (heart rate or breathing change) Show observable behaviors (cry, panic, freeze) We don’t know exactly how and why people feel emotions. There are several theories out there. They all agree that the four components are involved. They disagree on which order they occur.

Physiological Theories There is a large debate on the order that the four basic components occur in. Therefore, we have different theories on Emotion. Physiological Theories Cognitive Theories

Physiological Theories of Emotion Main Belief – Emotions derive from physical changes in the body Physiological changes MAY NOT CAUSE emotions but they certainly increase their intensity. i.e. fear heightened when heart races (panic attack)

Cognitive Theories of Emotion Main Belief – Emotions result from mental processes and physiological changes working together

Universal Facial Expressions Paul Ekman – some facial expressions are universal & few of us (10 – 20%) could hide true emotions How can this information help us in life? Anger Fear Sadness Surprise Happiness Disgust Contempt Contempt - the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn OR the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.