PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Chocolate Cake, Motor Goal, Bereitschaftspotential
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Motivation: what arouses organism to act towards desired goal. Goal dimensions (that predict motivation, success, and well-being) Goals can be activated or triggered by environmental stimuli/cues. Because we have frequently and consistently chosen goal in situation in past. Creates the strong linkage between the goal or the idea and the particular action involved in achieving that goal. Often, we pursue goals out of conscious awareness and without conscious intent. Theory not about being pushed this way and that by subliminal messages. These linkages are adaptive for pursuing particular goals. Rather, we are unaware of the influences or consequences of those stimuli on our thoughts and actions. Goal pursuit is often an automatic and unconscious process. We decide what we want and what we do. E. g. , if i am thirsty, and there is a glass of water, i will pick up the glass of water and drink it. Conscious will is the starting point of goal pursuit.
