PSYC14H3 Chapter 6: book notes for chapter 6

According to Freud there are four (4) characteristics to the ‘moving force’, i.e. motivation.

34. Although early research suggested that the hypothalamus was responsible for reward and motivation, more recent research has demonstrated that reward and motivation are associated with activity within the A) basal ganglia B) thalamus C) hippocampus D) reticular formation E) nucleus accumbens

17. A motivation theorist who believes in the expectancy X value theory of motivation would most likely say that two people can respond differently to the same incentive because A) they have different drives B) they have different unconscious motives C) they have different deficiency needs D) they evaluate the worth of the incentive differently E) they have different instincts