PSYC Assignment 1
PSYCA221F
First Assignment
Part I
Highlight how the Behavioral, Freudian and Humanistic approaches account for the secondary motives that we have.
Introduction
Motive refers to an internal force which stimulating an individual to act toward achieving a specific goal. Either internal or external can activate a motive. Secondary motive is one of the types of motives. It is unrelated to biological well being. It develops from social interactions and is not necessary for survival. It is learned and psychologically based. The need for achievement, need for approval, need for affiliation are some of the examples of secondary motives. In this concept, there are different explanations between Behavioral approach, Freudian approach and Humanistic approach.
Behavioral approach From the viewpoint of Behavioral approach, secondary motive is based on the external goals that you want to achieve. For example, you may want some praise from others; get achievement, power or affiliation. These external goals would generate incentives. In order to achieve these external goals, people learned through classical conditioning. Take a case to illustrate, in the first order; the unconditional stimulus (UCS) ‘food’ brings Peter unconditional response (UCR) ‘feeling good’. Neutral stimulus (NS) ‘caregiver’ causes no response. Then, caregivers (NS) givers Peter some food (UCS). It causes good feeling (UCR). After a long period, when Peter sees caregiver (CS1), he feels good (CR). In the second order, the existence of caregiver (CS) brings Peter good feeling (CR). In the beginning, Peter has no response with the people who wear glasses (NS1). When caregivers keep wearing glass for a period (CS), power (CS2) can lead to his good feeling (CR) directly. In the example of Peter, we can find that good feeling is the external goals that Peter wants to have, so he has the incentives to get these stimuli in the classical conditioning. Therefore, the secondary motives generate.
1st order food
First Assignment
Part I
Highlight how the Behavioral, Freudian and Humanistic approaches account for the secondary motives that we have.
Introduction
Motive refers to an internal force which stimulating an individual to act toward achieving a specific goal. Either internal or external can activate a motive. Secondary motive is one of the types of motives. It is unrelated to biological well being. It develops from social interactions and is not necessary for survival. It is learned and psychologically based. The need for achievement, need for approval, need for affiliation are some of the examples of secondary motives. In this concept, there are different explanations between Behavioral approach, Freudian approach and Humanistic approach.
Behavioral approach From the viewpoint of Behavioral approach, secondary motive is based on the external goals that you want to achieve. For example, you may want some praise from others; get achievement, power or affiliation. These external goals would generate incentives. In order to achieve these external goals, people learned through classical conditioning. Take a case to illustrate, in the first order; the unconditional stimulus (UCS) ‘food’ brings Peter unconditional response (UCR) ‘feeling good’. Neutral stimulus (NS) ‘caregiver’ causes no response. Then, caregivers (NS) givers Peter some food (UCS). It causes good feeling (UCR). After a long period, when Peter sees caregiver (CS1), he feels good (CR). In the second order, the existence of caregiver (CS) brings Peter good feeling (CR). In the beginning, Peter has no response with the people who wear glasses (NS1). When caregivers keep wearing glass for a period (CS), power (CS2) can lead to his good feeling (CR) directly. In the example of Peter, we can find that good feeling is the external goals that Peter wants to have, so he has the incentives to get these stimuli in the classical conditioning. Therefore, the secondary motives generate.
1st order food