Chapter 7 Flashcards
Motivation and Behaviour
Aggressive Motivation
The desire to harm or injure others.
Arousal Theories
Motivational theories based on an assumption that people seek to maintain optimal levels of arousal by actively changing their exposure to arousing stimuli.
Autotelic Personality
A term that describes a person who tends to be engaged in activities that are naturally rewarding and not necessarily associated with material goals such as money, fame, or high social status.
Collectivist-Success Motivation
A type of achievement motivation that directs a person to connect with others; the individual’s contribution is seen as beneficial to the members of a particular group or society in general.
Confucian Work Dynamism
A cultural syndrome manifested in persistence at achieving economic goals, social stability, encouragment of prudence and savings, and promoting loyalty and trust by emphasizing shame.
Drive
An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy some physiological need.
Extrinsic Motivation
A type of motivation that engages people in various activities for a particular reward.
Heterosexuality
An individual’s romantic or sexual attraction to people of the opposite sex or gender.
Homosexuality
A romantic or sexual attraction between persons of the same sex or gender.
Individualist-Success Motivation
A type of achievement motivation that affect one’s attitudes and actions and is directed toward the attainment of personal goals.
Intrinsic Motication
A type of motivation that engages people in various activities for no apparent reward except the pleasure and satisfaction of the activity itself.
Motivation
The psychological process that arouses, directs and maintains behaviour.
Need
A motivated state caused by physiological deprivation (such as lack of food or water).
Need for Achievement
A social need that directs people to strive constantly for excellence and success.
Peak Experiences
Periodic and profound episodes of happiness, optimism, inner harmony and creativity.
