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motivation and emotion
motivation
refers force behind behaviour thatl eads to
to the driving us
pursue some
things and avoid others
motives reflect
biological needs
psychosocial needs
Unconscious motivation
people can be unaware of their own motives for their behaviours
can be unconscious simplict) and conscious (explict) the
at same time
be assessed projective tests which asked Thematic
Appreception
can in
using a
person is to describe a
vague stimulus
e.g.
Test
Evolutionary theory on motivation homeostasis
the tendency the
of
body to maintain
constancy t he
of internal environment
eating is parto f a complex homeostatic process with
set
points:biologically optimal level
system tries to maintain
feedback mechanisms: blood
e.g. receptors to monitor level
sugar
of in
corrective mechanisms:these restore system back to set
pointwhen needed
Psychosocial motives
personal and interpersonal motives (e.g. achievement, intimacy, etc)
l e ss
biological but rooted in evolution
t h e re are two
major clusters of
goals people pursue:
relatedness:connectedness with others
agency:motives for self-oriented goals
Needs for relatedness
attachmentmotivation refers for
pleasure (
to the desire physical and to another (comfort and
psychological promity
intimacy is closeness characterised by self-disclosure, warmth and mutual
caring (adultrelationship (
affiliation is interaction with friends or acquaintances (communication and
support (
motivation and emotion
motivation
refers force behind behaviour thatl eads to
to the driving us
pursue some
things and avoid others
motives reflect
biological needs
psychosocial needs
Unconscious motivation
people can be unaware of their own motives for their behaviours
can be unconscious simplict) and conscious (explict) the
at same time
be assessed projective tests which asked Thematic
Appreception
can in
using a
person is to describe a
vague stimulus
e.g.
Test
Evolutionary theory on motivation homeostasis
the tendency the
of
body to maintain
constancy t he
of internal environment
eating is parto f a complex homeostatic process with
set
points:biologically optimal level
system tries to maintain
feedback mechanisms: blood
e.g. receptors to monitor level
sugar
of in
corrective mechanisms:these restore system back to set
pointwhen needed
Psychosocial motives
personal and interpersonal motives (e.g. achievement, intimacy, etc)
l e ss
biological but rooted in evolution
t h e re are two
major clusters of
goals people pursue:
relatedness:connectedness with others
agency:motives for self-oriented goals
Needs for relatedness
attachmentmotivation refers for
pleasure (
to the desire physical and to another (comfort and
psychological promity
intimacy is closeness characterised by self-disclosure, warmth and mutual
caring (adultrelationship (
affiliation is interaction with friends or acquaintances (communication and
support (
