PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Reinforcement, Nicotine, Jaywalking
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Process that initiates, directs and maintains physical and psychological activities. Drives unconditioned & biologically based (hunger: 2. Motives partly learned & psychologically/ socially based (desire for money) Achievement motive desire to succeed and make significant/ valuable accomplishments. Don"t have a clear understanding of how traits and motives develop. More kids experience pride in accomplishments & shame in failure, stronger achievement motive will be. Ppl who want to improve their behaviour are more likely to participate successfully in interventions. Desire to change = motive (impt in therapy esp self management: assessed by scale of motivation to change behv. Stages of change model descbs 5 stages through which ppl"s motivation progress in readiness to change. Lowest stage= no interest & highest= completed change & working to maintain (intermediate stage= preparation made commitment to modify behv) Behv analytic view more useful focuses on ways to manipulate motivation as an antecedent: want to engance motivation in interventions.
