Ted Bundy Research Paper
Antonio King
PSY 100
Dr. Mark Graves
April 8, 2011
The “Whys” of Ted Bundy
Why? Why do some people like oranges rather than apples? Why do old people go to bed and wake up early? Why do little boys like to fight and little girls like to play house? Our motivations and reasons behind why we commit to actions and thoughts eventually shape our character and determine our futures. We see the affect that motivation has on someone by the example of Ted Bundy. There are many forms or theories of motivation but I believe that Bundy’s motivation was that of arousal.
Ted Bundy was a serial killer who raped and murdered more than 30 women in the U.S. During one of Bundy’s last interviews hours before he was executed he expressed the fact the pornography had played a major role in his being who he was present day. I believe that Bundy’s early interest in pornography had an unseen hand on his becoming a serial killer. Ted Bundy’s early exposure to pornography was minimal like all teenagers who had a fascination with it at first. For example Bundy’s phrase, “ as young boys,” during the interview shows his understanding that pornography is a stage most young males go into venturing while developing into an adult. Bundy’s exposure to pornography was more graphic then “regular” adult material and he felt as …show more content…
though it was darker and had a violent nature to it.
The new form of pornography that Ted Bundy begin to experiment stimulated him more then previous material had and not only that but he began to become addicted to it as time went on.
Bundy stated in his interview, “But with pornography that deals with on a violent level…like an addiction I began to look for material that was more potent.” More and more as the years went on the affects of violent pornography become an ongoing addiction for Ted Bundy and over time he began to look for more potent material. Bundy’s need for more explicit material and eventually the actions of this material of himself with other women is an example of the arousal theory of
motivation.
Ted Bundy’s first forms of arousal came at mild pornography and then sprouted into the new stage of his addiction, which was violent pornography. As time went on the effect of violent pornography on Bundy had lost its potency and he wanted to find a way in which he could then take his pleasure or stimulate himself to the next level. “Like an addiction you reach the point when you think that if actually doing it will more then just reading about it or looking at,” and that’s exactly what Bundy did he acted on it. Ted’s murders showed the he had a high need for arousal to maintain an optimal level of stimulation. Overall I would categorize Ted Bundy as being a sensation seeker because he engage in illegal activities in order to satisfy himself.
Ted Bundy’s interest in pornography took a sudden and explicit turn for the worse. Something that most young boys looked at and wanted to do Ted Bundy actually did in order to stimulate himself. His need to satisfy his optimal level of pleasure shows that he was motivated under the arousal theory of motivation.
PSY 100
Dr. Mark Graves
April 8, 2011
The “Whys” of Ted Bundy
Why? Why do some people like oranges rather than apples? Why do old people go to bed and wake up early? Why do little boys like to fight and little girls like to play house? Our motivations and reasons behind why we commit to actions and thoughts eventually shape our character and determine our futures. We see the affect that motivation has on someone by the example of Ted Bundy. There are many forms or theories of motivation but I believe that Bundy’s motivation was that of arousal.
Ted Bundy was a serial killer who raped and murdered more than 30 women in the U.S. During one of Bundy’s last interviews hours before he was executed he expressed the fact the pornography had played a major role in his being who he was present day. I believe that Bundy’s early interest in pornography had an unseen hand on his becoming a serial killer. Ted Bundy’s early exposure to pornography was minimal like all teenagers who had a fascination with it at first. For example Bundy’s phrase, “ as young boys,” during the interview shows his understanding that pornography is a stage most young males go into venturing while developing into an adult. Bundy’s exposure to pornography was more graphic then “regular” adult material and he felt as …show more content…
though it was darker and had a violent nature to it.
The new form of pornography that Ted Bundy begin to experiment stimulated him more then previous material had and not only that but he began to become addicted to it as time went on.
Bundy stated in his interview, “But with pornography that deals with on a violent level…like an addiction I began to look for material that was more potent.” More and more as the years went on the affects of violent pornography become an ongoing addiction for Ted Bundy and over time he began to look for more potent material. Bundy’s need for more explicit material and eventually the actions of this material of himself with other women is an example of the arousal theory of
motivation.
Ted Bundy’s first forms of arousal came at mild pornography and then sprouted into the new stage of his addiction, which was violent pornography. As time went on the effect of violent pornography on Bundy had lost its potency and he wanted to find a way in which he could then take his pleasure or stimulate himself to the next level. “Like an addiction you reach the point when you think that if actually doing it will more then just reading about it or looking at,” and that’s exactly what Bundy did he acted on it. Ted’s murders showed the he had a high need for arousal to maintain an optimal level of stimulation. Overall I would categorize Ted Bundy as being a sensation seeker because he engage in illegal activities in order to satisfy himself.
Ted Bundy’s interest in pornography took a sudden and explicit turn for the worse. Something that most young boys looked at and wanted to do Ted Bundy actually did in order to stimulate himself. His need to satisfy his optimal level of pleasure shows that he was motivated under the arousal theory of motivation.