PSY 370 Lecture 7: Week 7 Notes (WED)
10 Feb 2019
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Internal state that arouses and directs behavior toward a specific object or goal: motive is caused by a deficit lack of something, motives differ from each other in type and amount iv. Some motives are thought to operate outside of awareness: we may not know why/how we act. Reliance on projective techniques to get a unconscious motives. Types: autonomy, belonging, curiosity, love, learning, mastery, meaning, extrinsic outside of self, money, praise ii. Types: badges, competition, fear of failure, fear of punishment, gold stars, money, points, rewards, self-determination theory, three needs i. ii. Autonomy: having control over yourself and life. Competence: being effective at what you do iii. Relatedness: connection to others, henry murray"s theory of needs, needs refers to a readiness to respond in a certain way under certain circumstances. It is a noun which stands for the fact that a certain trend is apt to recur: needs organize perception, needs organize action i.
