Exam 2 Flashcards
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motivation
the urge we feel to move to a goal and accomplish a task
biological motivation
keeps us alive, food, water, sex, help species survive, basic, put jacket on when cold
emotional motivation
panic, fear, love, hatred, tutor because like person
cognitive motivation
perceptions, beliefs, expectations, drop course cause feel stupid
social motivation
a lot of young, peer pressure, other people’s reactions, “norms”
maslow’s hierarchies of needs
- physiological
- safety
- love/belonging
- esteem
- self-actualization
physiological needs
breathing, food, water
safety needs
physical safety, shelter, resources
love/belonging needs
friendship/family
esteem needs
self-esteem, confidence respected by other
self-actualization needs
most positive aspects, morality, lack of prejudice
evolutionary model of motivation
biological, instincts, motivation
- goal = enhance survival and pass on genes
instincts
hardwired, automatic behavior
primary motivation
automatic, involuntary, and unlearned
optimal arousal model
- M arousal = optimal performance
- too much arousal = anxiety, disorganized, low performance
- too little = sleep, alertness, low performance
affiliate motivation
need to belong, lack of belonging -> physical and psych problems, more health problems, increased risk of suicide
achievement motivation
desire to do things well, based on current standing
intrinsic motivation
coming from inside the body to better self, for own sake/personal rewar
extrinsic motivation
external, jobs, doing it cause we have to, earn reward or avoid punishment
self-regulation
postpone rewards for sake of long-term goal
marshmallow experiment
kids given marshmallows and told if they waited they would get another one
- ego-depletion
- had to pursue goal in face of temptation -> ID impulses that need controlled
ego-depletion
exhaustion of psychological resources to continue to pursue goal, makes self-control difficult
4 ways to counteract temptation in pursuit of goal
- value
- reward/punishment
- pre=commitment
- distance
value
decrease temptation value or increase value of goal
- hype self up