Motivation
Motivation
Christine Walters
PSY/355
Jeremy Christensen
Motivation
Motivation is the process in which behavior is initiated, guided, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. “We may define motive (or motivation) as a need, want, interest, or desire that propels someone (or an organism) in a certain direction” (Psychology, 2014). Motivation cannot be directly observed but through behaviors we see it manifested. It is thought of as the driving force that compels a person to do something in order to accomplish something. It involves many aspects of a person’s personality that encompasses biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces. This paper takes a look at the internal and external sources of motivation along with the relationship between motivation and behavior.
Sources of Motivation
There are a lot of sources related to different aspects of human motivation such as biological factors such as the need for food and water. Emotional factors like fear, anger, love, panic, or hatred which influence behavior and motivates responses. But we will be looking at two types of motivation which are intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Motivation that is internally driven like things we are interested in or things that we enjoy are considered intrinsic motivation. It can be founded on either positive emotions or negative emotions, such as self-satisfaction or fear of failure. Humans are born with a sense of curiosity, and inquisitiveness that pushes them to learn and explore. This natural motivation tendency is what grows one’s knowledge and skills in cognitive, social, and physical development acting on inherent interests. Some examples would be the athlete who trains for a 5k marathon for the love of the sport. Another example would be the amateur astronomer who is fascinated by the night sky and buys a telescope and learns all about the constellations. We can surmise that intrinsically motivated activities usually provide internal
Christine Walters
PSY/355
Jeremy Christensen
Motivation
Motivation is the process in which behavior is initiated, guided, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. “We may define motive (or motivation) as a need, want, interest, or desire that propels someone (or an organism) in a certain direction” (Psychology, 2014). Motivation cannot be directly observed but through behaviors we see it manifested. It is thought of as the driving force that compels a person to do something in order to accomplish something. It involves many aspects of a person’s personality that encompasses biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces. This paper takes a look at the internal and external sources of motivation along with the relationship between motivation and behavior.
Sources of Motivation
There are a lot of sources related to different aspects of human motivation such as biological factors such as the need for food and water. Emotional factors like fear, anger, love, panic, or hatred which influence behavior and motivates responses. But we will be looking at two types of motivation which are intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Motivation that is internally driven like things we are interested in or things that we enjoy are considered intrinsic motivation. It can be founded on either positive emotions or negative emotions, such as self-satisfaction or fear of failure. Humans are born with a sense of curiosity, and inquisitiveness that pushes them to learn and explore. This natural motivation tendency is what grows one’s knowledge and skills in cognitive, social, and physical development acting on inherent interests. Some examples would be the athlete who trains for a 5k marathon for the love of the sport. Another example would be the amateur astronomer who is fascinated by the night sky and buys a telescope and learns all about the constellations. We can surmise that intrinsically motivated activities usually provide internal
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