Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Basal Metabolic Rate, Orexigenic, Sexual Fantasy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

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Motivation- a process that influences the direction, persistence, and vigour of goal-directed behaviour. Incentives ( pull )- represent environmental stimuli that motivate behaviour: stimuli with high incentive value can motivate behaviour, even in the absence of biological need (e. g. , dessert after. Extrinsic motivation- performing an activity to obtain an external reward, avoid punishment. Intrinsic motivation- performing an activity for its own sake b/c its enjoyable or stimulating (e. g. , a hobby) *overjustification hypothesis- giving people extrinsic rewards to perform activities that they intrinsically enjoy may. Psychodynamic and humanistic theories: along with conscious mental processes, unconscious motives and tensions guide how we act and feel. Abraham maslow- key motive: our striving for personal growth. *deficiency needs concerned with physical and social survival. *growth needs- uniquely human and motivate us to develop our potential. Need hierarchy- a progression of needs containing deficiency needs at the bottom and growth needs at the top.