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TOPIC 3 BASIC THEMES IN THE STUDY OF MOTIVATION

TOPIC 3 BASIC THEMES IN THE STUDY OF MOTIVATION. What causes behavior?. Motivation theorists Assume that for every behavior, there is cause Goal is to identify those causes Tend to be eclectic Want to know what instigates behavior Biology, learning, cognition. o.

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TOPIC 3 BASIC THEMES IN THE STUDY OF MOTIVATION

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  1. TOPIC 3 BASIC THEMES IN THE STUDY OF MOTIVATION

  2. What causes behavior? Motivation theorists • Assume that for every behavior, there is cause • Goal is to identify those causes • Tend to be eclectic • Want to know what instigates behavior • Biology, learning, cognition o

  3. Approach and Avoidant Causes • Biological basis for approach/avoidant behavior • Individual differences may be a result of inherited amounts of each system

  4. Approach and Avoidant Causes Temperament: we approach life with a particular orientation that can affect everything we do and say Dual nature: we are often being pulled in two directions (moves us forward or stops us in our tracks)

  5. Approach Causes People do things because of something they want, desire, or need Example: People eat because they are hungry. Sometimes the want, desire, or need does not immediately give rise to a specific goal object Avoidant Causes People do things to avoid something Example: People who have anxiety at a party may leave the party. These things are not only aversive/noxious, they are also difficult/impossible to ignore Approach and Avoidant Causes

  6. Eight Basic Themes of Contemporary Motivation Theories • Behavior represents an attempt to adapt to the environment • Importance of determining what arouses/energizes behavior

  7. Eight Basic Themes of Contemporary Motivation Theories • Understanding what governs the direction of behavior • Need theory: needs are what give direction to behavior • Goal theory: goals create a tension, and the individuals move toward the goals to reduce that tension

  8. Eight Basic Themes of Contemporary Motivation Theories 4. Understand persistence • One of the main predictors of success; grows out of intrinsic motivation • Reward theory: we are inclined to repeat behaviors that make us feel good (positive reinforcement) and discontinue behaviors that make us feel bad (negative reinforcement)

  9. Eight Basic Themes of Contemporary Motivation Theories • Understanding the role of emotions • Affect theory: people approach things to experience positive affect and avoid things to guard against experiencing negative affect • Feelings are important determinants of behavior

  10. Eight Basic Themes of Contemporary Motivation Theories 6. Accounting for individual differences • Motivation theorists are interested in why individuals behave the way they do (biology, cognitions, learning)

  11. Eight Basic Themes of Contemporary Motivation Theories 7. Self-regulation of behavior • Learning to set attainable goals, manage negative emotions, focus attention; tendency to engage in planning • Motivational principles are the underlying reasons people self-regulate/achieve/take control

  12. Eight Basic Themes of Contemporary Motivation Theories 8. Humans have will (people can create their own destiny) • People are not mere products of biology or the environment

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