PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Thematic Apperception Test, Limbic System, Projective Test
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Drive theories apply the concept of homeostasis a state of physiological equilibrium or stability to behaviour. A drive is an internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension. Drive theories have been very influential, and the drive concept continues to be widely used in modern psychology. An incentive is an external goal that has the capacity to motivate behaviour. Ice cream if you get an a on your exam. Drive theories emphasize how internal states of tension push people in certain directions. Incentive theories emphasize how external stimuli pull people in certain directions. Expectancy-value models of motivation are incentive theories that take this reality into account. A particular course of action will depend on two factors: (1) expectancy about one"s chances of attaining the incentive, and (2) the value of the desired incentive. Human motives and those of other species are the product of evolution, just an anatomical characteristics are.
