Motivation: Rosa N Mathew
Motivation: Rosa N Mathew
Motivation: Rosa N Mathew
Rosa N Mathew
“Motive is derived from Latin
word “Mooveers”
‘To Move’
Def; “Process of arousing movements in
organism.”
“The factor directing and energizing the
human behavior and other organism”
Dalton E. McFarland defines motivation
as: ”Motivation refers to the way in which urges,
desires, drives, striving, aspirations, or needs direct,
control or explain the behavior of human being".
NATURE
One motive may result in many different
behaviors:
Motives are the energizing forces within us:
The same behavior may result from many
different motives
Motives may operate in harmony or in
conflict
• Behavior can be used as an estimate of an
individual's motives.
• Motives come and go
• Motives interact with environment
Components
Activation
Persistence
Intensity
TYPES OF MOTIVE
◦Biological Motives
Natural,
biogenic,
Primary
Equilibrium is disturbed
Hunger drive
Subject
swallows
balloon, which
measures
stomach Stomach contractions
contraction
Subject presses Hunger pangs
key each time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
when hungry 9 10
Time in minutes
Motivation-Hunger
Glucose
The
hypothalamus
controls eating
and other body
maintenance
functions
“ Hunger centre”-
“Satiety centre”- Lateral
eating)
THIRST DRIVE
Thirst a regulatory device that controls the intake
of water into the water
regulated by two bodily fluid balances:
A. Intracellular
B. extracellular
Powerful individual
Belong to organisation
Reward
Reinforce
Behaviorist
Belief
Drive theory
OPTIMAL PROCESS THEORY
K Y OU
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