PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Extreme Weight Loss, Leptin, Motivation
11 Dec 2013
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Motivation is a process that influences direction, persistence, and vigour of goal-directed behaviour. Because people are greedy: move towards how heredity motivates people; genetic adaptation account. Instincts + evolutionary perspective other species have genetically programmed instincts motivating their actions: human babies show reflexes, but in general, our behaviour is less prescribed by genetics than other animals. We may, however, have general patterns of behaviour which can be explained through emerging natural selection. Expectancy x value theory how much you expect studying will lead to an a, and how much you value a"s. Incentives can decrease motivation over-justification hypothesis: extrinsic rewards for things once enjoyed for their own sake is now like doing work, it"s hard to go back to just enjoying. Hierarchy of needs/motives: competence a need to master new challenges, autonomy a need to experience our actions as free choice, relatedness a need to be close to others.
