Motivation & Emotion

Do Now What motivates you at school? What motivates you outside of school? Explain your answers.

Explain the limitations of early motivation theories. Objectives Explain the limitations of early motivation theories. Apply the concept of optimal level of arousal and the concept of homeostasis. Define intrinsic & extrinsic motivation & their advantages. Discuss Maslow’s hierarchy of needs & Henry Murray’s achievement motivation theory.

Historical Explanations Motivation: The need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal. Instinct: An inherited complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species. Drive-reduction theory: The idea that a physiological need creates a state of tension that motivates an organism to satisfy that need.

Biological & Cognitive Explanations Yerkes-Dodson Law: Theory that a degree of psychological arousal helps performance but only to a point. Homeostasis: The body’s tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state. Extrinsic Motivation: The desire to perform a behavior because of promised rewards or threats of punishment. Intrinsic Motivation: The desire to perform a behavior for its own sake.

Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation On the same paper you wrote your Do Now, Think about all of the different activities you do. Make a T-Chart and categorize those activities and whether you perform those activities with intrinsic or extrinsic motivation.

Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow created a theory that some needs take priority over others. Self-Actualization: The need to realize full and unique potential is the highest need. Achievement Motivation: Why do some succeed while others fail? Significant Accomplishment Mastery of ideas, things, or people Attaining a high standard

Personal Survey On the back of your Do Now, write out the following: Think about your life (A typical day, week, month, year). List examples from your life and categorize them into the proper 5 categories. Analyze where you spend most of your energy.