PSYCH 101 Lecture 11: Motivation
11 Oct 2017
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Characteristics of motivated behavior: activation the , persistence continued efforts or . Why do we procrastinate when tasks are unpleasant or difficult: expectancy-value theory: we do things that we expect to be . 1: you feel there"s a low chance you"ll , you"ll acquire first-hand evidence that . If you"re procrastinating, don"t wait to be motivated make your . Theories of motivation: theories of motivation: instinct theory. Survive : darwin"s theory of evolution said that animals possess traits that have. Instincts: some of these traits are behaviors and motivations that people are . Born : an example of instinct theory: attraction, limitations of instinct theories with , men tend to be attracted to women who have characteristics associated. Fertility : youth , symmetry , waist-to-hip ratio of . 70 (higher . Fertility : we do have some instincts, but behavior is too . Varied : environments , according to these theories, people have .
