PSY 110 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Justice Of The Peace, Stage Fright, Witch Doctor

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: Ray Winters

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Question #1 : what is motivation: motivation is the general desire or willingness to do something; to take action to achieve a goal. Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge. It refers to the dynamics of behavior the way our behaviors are initiated, sustained, directed and terminated. Question #2: what are three components of motivations: activation. Involves the decision to initiate a behavior (ex. enrolling in a psychology class: persistence. The continued effort toward a goal been though obstacles may exist (ex. taking more psychology courses: intensity. The concentration and vigor that goes into pursuing a goal. (ex. one student might coast by without much effort, while another student will study regular, participate in class etc. )