Psychology 2060 Lecture : psych 2060 chapter 9.doc

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2060
• Professor: Hayden Woodley

Document Summary

To be motivated means to be moved to do something . Motivation involves the energy that an individual applies to work. An internal set of discretionary, psychological processes that: arouse, direct, and, maintain attention and behavior toward attaining a goal. Highlighted how these 3 psychological processes operate: arousal. May be brought about by an unfilled need or some discrepancy between your current and desired or expected state: direction. Focus of arousal, creating a goal, and resulting behavior: intensity. The maintenance of attention and behavior towards attaining a goal. Depends on the importance and attainability of the goal. These three processes impact our behavior in 4 ways: Focus our attention on a particular task, goal or behavior. Define the amount of effort we put in and how long we persist in the task. Define our task strategies which affect the way we do that task or behavior. Motivational levels and motivators vary across individuals and within individuals.