PS102 Chapter 10: Chapter 10 _ Motivation and Emotion.docx
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Motives are the needs, wants, interests and desires that propel people in certain directions. Homeostasis: a state of physiological equilibrium or stability. Drive: an internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension. These unpleasant states of tension are viewed as disruptions of equilibrium. When organisms experience a drive, they"re motivated to pursue actions that will lead to drive reduction. Homeostasis appears irrelevant to some human motives, such as a thirst for knowledge". Incentive theories propose that external stimuli regulate motivational states. Incentive: an external goal that has the capacity to motivate behaviour. Drive theories emphasize how internal states of tension push people in certain directions. Incentive theories emphasize how external stimuli pull people in certain directions. The source of motivation lies outside the organism. So incentive theories don"t operate according to homeostasis. Some of these incentives may reduce drives, but others may not. The source of motivation lies within the organism.
