PSYC 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Walter Bradford Cannon, Paraventricular Nucleus Of Hypothalamus, Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus
19 Jul 2018
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Motives: needs, wants, desires leading to goals directed behavior. Drives: internal tension that pushes us to reduce that tension to achieve homeostasis. Drive: an internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension. When individuals experience a drive, they"re motivated to pursue actions that will lead to drive reduction. Emphasize how internal states of tension push people in certain directions. Incentive: an external goal that has the capacity to motivate behavior. Emphasize how external stimuli pull people in certain directions. Source of motivation is tin the external environment. Expectancy-value models: incentive theories that take in the notion that people (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t always obtain the goals they want to. Motivation to pursue a course of action is dependent on: expectancy and value of the desired incentive. Human motives and those of other species are the products of evolution. But, evolutionary approach suggests we should all be similarly motivated.
