PSYC 4750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Observational Learning, Reinforcement, Motivation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4750
• Professor: Mark Fenske

Document Summary

Some quasi-needs that affect the thinking, feeling, and acting. This is the telltale sign that the need is not a full-blown need. It is not a condition that is essential and necessary for growth, well-being, and life. The strength of a quasi-need its potency to gain attention and demand an action is largely a function of how pressuring and demanding the environment is. It is this situationally induced psychological context of tension, pressure, and urgency that supplies the motivation for the quasi-need. Extrinsic motivation arises from environmental incentives and consequences such as food, money, praise, attention, stickers, gold stars, privileges, tokens, approval, scholar- ships, candy, trophies, extra credit points, certificates, awards, smiles, E(cid:454)t(cid:396)i(cid:374)si(cid:272) (cid:373)oti(cid:448)atio(cid:374) a(cid:396)ises f(cid:396)o(cid:373) a (cid:862)do this a(cid:374)d (cid:455)ou (cid:449)ill get that(cid:863) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a(cid:272)t; it e(cid:454)ists as a(cid:374) (cid:862)i(cid:374) o(cid:396)de(cid:396) to(cid:863) motivation extrinsic motivation is an environmentally created reason to initiate or persist in an action.