PSYC 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nomothetic
2 Sep 2018
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Unbalanced equilibrium need (biological disturbance) drive (psychological state that provides motivation to satisfy need) behavior that satisfies need & reduces drive equilibrium restored. Concept of motivation (m): forces acting on or within an organism to initiate action (p. 4). Measurement of m: not measured directly; manipulate stimulus (s) condition & observe behavioral response (r) More motivated one is more intense & persistent. S is deprivation and speed of running in a maze is r. Infer motivational processes from change in behaviour. Motivation is an intervening variable (iv): it serves to link the s and r and as an. Iv it provides an explanation for the relationship between s and r. Motivation is a performance variable (pv): when enough is present b is performed. Activation - as in the production of overt & covert behavior (p. 6) Persistence - as an ongoing performance of b. Direction - as in which choice of goal is made.
