Motivation is the drive that makes us do the things we do. The five approaches to motivation are instinct, drive-reduction, arousal, incentive, and cognitive. The instinct approach is the pattern of behavior that we are born with such as the need to survive, the need for reproduction, and the need to explore our territory. The drive-reduction approach is the drive to reduce a need, such as hunger, sleeping, and even the need to learn. Arousal approach suggests that everyone strives to maintain levels of stimulation and activity. The level widely varies from person to person, from high level arousal, such as skydiving, to nothing more than watching a scary movie. An example of the incentive approach would be if kids eat all of their dinner they may have a dessert afterward. By offering dessert, the kids will be motivated to finish their dinner. The cognitive approach suggests that students will study more to make a better grade. Intrinsic motivation is for one’s own enjoyment while extrinsic motivation is working to make money or studying longer for a good grade.…