Motivation and Emotion

Motivation: a psychological process that directs and maintains your behavior toward a goal

Motives: are the needs, wants, interests, and desires that propel or drive people in certain directions

Instinct theory: we are motivated by our inborn automated behaviors
-but instincts only explain why we do a small fraction of our behaviors

Biological motives
-hunger
-thirst
-sex
-sleep

Social motives:
-achievement
-order
-play
-autonomy
-affiliation

Drive theory: biological internal motivation (homeostasis)

Incentive theory: environmental motivation (not as much homeostasis, more outside factors)

Drive reduction theory: when individuals experience a need or drive, they're motivated to reduce that need or drive
-drive theories assume that people are always trying to reduce internal tension
-therefore drive theories believe that the source of motivation lies within the person (not from the environment)