PSYC 2230 Lecture 1: Motivation
9 Sep 2019
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Chapter 1: motivation: concepts and measurement: concept of motivation (m): forces acting on or within an organism to initiate action (pg. 4). Motivated behaviour (b) displays intensity and persistence: measurement of motivation: not measured directly; manipulated stimulus (s) condition and observe behavioural response (r) (see pg. 5: stimulus is deprivation and speed of running in a maze is r, motivation is an intervening variable (iv): it serves to link the s and r and as an iv it. Rat will continue from start box to end goal even with motivation (hunger), perhaps curiosity might come in to play: vigor as in forceful-effortful behaviour, direction as in which choice of goal is made.
