PS264 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Emotion Recognition, Pleasure
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There are 2 main reasons for learning motivation and emotion. It is an important and valuable thing to do. Reasons why we are motivated are(for exercise) Achievement strivings: the pursuit of the standard of excellence. Perceived competence: satisfaction from a job well done. Personal control: relieves stress silence or depression. Relatedness : to hang out with friends. It needs to explain why the relations exist. Reality in all its complexities theory hypothesis derived from the theory data to test the adequacy recommended applications, how to support and enhance motivation and emotion in an applied setting. We see the way that people behave but not the underlying factors to that behaviour. We need to find the reason to support the asking of the why questions to gain a deeper understanding of the why question. Is elaborated by the effects of the initiation, presence, change, goal directedness and eventual termination.
