PSYC 3405 Study Guide - Final Guide: Drive Theory, Biological Determinism, Operant Conditioning

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3405
• Professor: Brenda Baird

Document Summary

Didn"t last too long, replaced by instinct. Darwin, idea of genes, replaced by drive: drive. Believed there are 3 components to motivation, willpower: protect honor, avoid shame, bodily function, reason. Will controls bodily appetites and passion (exercises power of free choice: ex: lustful, hedonistic/ pleasure seeking actions. Will = ultimate motivational force (vague, circular) Couldn"t really explain motivation- raised more questions. Biological determinism (motivation due to genetic pre-wiring: product of instincts. Ex: how animals use their resources to adapt to the prevailing demands of the environment. Motivation = instinctual urges, impulses, and appetites. Ex: eating instincts, putting on clothes instinct- not explaining these actions. We are more than automatic individuals- we have more control: religion hated this one. All motivation due to bodily deficits: all deficits are physical energy- will lead to some sort of anxiety if the deficits build up, become depleted. Freud all internal: purpose of behavior was to serve the satisfaction of need.