1. Team Members Nicola Green Notoya Logan Sheldon Shaw Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 1

2. 1.Distinguish among the various theories of motivation 2.Describe the basic nature of hunger 3.Describe the basic nature of sexual motivation 4.Describe the basic nature of aggression 5.Describe the basic nature of intrinsic motivation Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 2

3. 1. Theories of Motivation 2.Hunger 3.Sexual Motivation 4.Aggressive Motivation 5.Achievement Motivation 6.Intrinsic Motivation Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 3

4. Motivation is an internal process that causes an organism to move towards a goal. Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 4

5. A motive is something that drives a person to perform an action. It is anything that arouses one to behave or act. Action originates from motives. Motives are connected to the cognitive process of a person, and influence his behaviour in one or more ways. Motives are either needs or wants that create a state of imbalance, whether physiologically or psychologically, within an individual. Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 5

6. Behaviour is the action that results from a person’s motives. Behaviour can also be viewed as a series of activities a person does in order to achieve a goal. Human behaviour can be classified as common or unusual. For instance, it is common for a person to eat when he feels hungry, and it would be unusual for him to go on fasting when he feels hunger. Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 6

7. In order to correct the state of imbalance caused by a motive, goals are needed to be attained. If motives are the drives and behaviour is the means, then goals are the ends. The achievement of a goal through a behaviour tends to satisfy the motive. Goals can be inward, such as self- improvement, and/or outward, as in higher position, greater power or a better salary Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 7

8. Intrinsic Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 8

9. Extrinsic Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 9

10. Instinct Theory –Sigmund Freud Incentive Theory –B.F Skinner Drive Theory – Clark Hull Arousal Theory – James-Lang Humanistic Theory – Abraham Maslow 10

11. According to instinct theories, people are motivated to behave in certain ways because they are evolutionarily programmed to do so. An example of this in the animal world is seasonal migration. These animals do not learn to do this, it is instead an inborn pattern of behaviour Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 11

12. People are motivated to do things because of external rewards. For example, you might be motivated to go to work each day for the monetary reward of being paid. Behavioural learning concepts such as association and reinforcement play an important role in this theory of motivation. Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 12

13. People are motivated to take certain actions in order to reduce the internal tension that is caused by unmet needs. For example, you might be motivated to drink a glass of water in order to reduce the internal state of thirst. Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 13

14. Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 14 These behaviours are not always motivated by physiological needs. Often times people will eat even if they are not hungry

15. Psychology Assignment February 2015/schwork.com/ 15 According to the arousal theory of motivation, when our arousal levels drop below our individually mandated optimal levels, we seek out stimulation to elevate them. For example, if our levels drop too low we might seek stimulation by going out to a night club with friends

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