PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Tabula Rasa, Empiricism, Job Satisfaction
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Being human is a blank slate in which the experiences are registered. Interaction - mind and body as en separate activities, which interact to produce sensations, emotions and other conscious experiences. Rejects descartes" proposal on the existence of innate ideas human beings are born without any prior knowledge. Knowledge acquired through sensation and reflection iol gsiological influences. Mapping of brain functions nervous system study. Motivation: referred to behavior; something that unleashes a behavior. Abraham maslow"s hierarchy of needs probably received more attention from managers than any other theory of motivation, As it ranks human needs logically and conveniently, with important implications for managers. Maslow saw human motivation as a hierarchy of five needs, ranging from the most basic to the highest needs for self-realization. According to maslow, individuals will be motivated to satisfy the need that prevails for them, or stronger, at a given time.
