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Motivation The conscious or unconscious reason(s) that
one has for acting in a particular way and
one's general desire or willingness to do
something.
The purpose of an Is to satisfy needs or wants
individual's behavior
Need Is anything a person requires or desires
A want Is the conscious recognition of a need
Also referred to as needs theories.
Explain the specific factors that motivate people.
Content theories of Assumes tha individuals are motivated by the
motivation
desire to satisfy their inner needs. Answer the
question, what drives behavior?
Focus on the cognitive processes underlying
Process theories of an individual's level of motivation. This
motivation (AKA approach provides a description and an
Cognitive theories) analysis of how behavior is energized,
directed, sustained, and stopped. Process
theories help to explain how an
employee's behavior is initiated, redirected, and halted.
The father of humanistic psychology, is the
Abraham Maslow most popular and widely cited human
motivation theorist. Believes human behavior
is controlled by internal and external factors.
Physiological-
hunger/thirst
Maslow's Hierarchy of