Holistic-Dynamic Theory Learning Objectives After reading Chapter 10‚ you should be able to: 1. List and explain Maslow’s five assumptions regarding motivation. 2. List and explain the five needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. 3. Distinguish between conative‚ aesthetic‚ cognitive‚ and neurotic needs. 4. Define instinctoid needs. 5. Describe Maslow’s criteria for identifying self-actualizers. 6. List and describe the characteristics of self-actualizing people. 7. Describe
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Sociological Theories A sociological theory is a set of ideas that provides an explanation for human society. Theories are selective in terms of their priorities and perspectives and the data they define as significant. As a result they provide a particular and partial view of reality. Sociological theories can be grouped together according to a variety of criteria. The most important of these is the distinction between Structural and Social action theories. Structural or macro perspectives
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Outline and evaluate two theories on the maintenance of relationships (24 marks) The social exchange theory proposed that social behaviour is viewed as a series of exchanges between individuals‚ where each individual attempts to maximise their rewards and minimise their costs. In 1959‚ Thibaut & Kelley outlined a four-stage model of long-term relationships. The couple explores the rewards and costs in a variety of relationships and ‘costs out’ the relationship‚ identifying the sources of profit
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One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees? by Frederick Herzberg When Frederick Herzberg researched the sources of employee motivation during the 1950s and 1960s‚ he discovered a dichotomy that still intrigues (and baffles) managers: The things that make people satisfied and motivated on the job are different in kind from the things that make them dissatisfied. Ask workers what makes them unhappy at work‚ and you’ll hear about an annoying boss‚ a low salary‚ an uncomfortable work space‚
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persons are alike‚ even twins have different personalities. Personality comes from the two Latin words ‘per” and “sonare”‚ which means “to sound through.” The Romans in Greek and Latin drama referred to it as “persona” the theatrical masks worn by actors as they perform the role expected by viewers and social audience. The behavior that is manifested may differ on the situations that they are into and people have to “fit in” to those situations. There are a number of theories that attempt to account for
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Learning Theories • The Technological Revolution • The Spectrum of Learning Theories • Behaviorism • Constructivism • Fitting the Other Theories into the Spectrum • Theory of Multiple Intelligence • Learning Theories and the Brain • Brain Structures • Implications for Learning Theory • Implications for Multimedia • References By Darren Forrester & Noel Jantzie Kilde: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/%7Egnjantzi/learning_theories.htm This
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Personality Theories Almost everyday we describe and assess the personalities of the people around us. Whether we realize it or not‚ these daily musings on how and why people behave as they do are similar to what personality psychologists do. Personality psychology looks at the patterns of thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior that make a person unique. Some of the best known theories in psychology are devoted to the subject of personality. Almost everyday we describe and assess the personalities of
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Cost Theory in Economics A central economic concept is that getting something requires giving up something else. For example‚ earning more money may require working more hours‚ which costs more leisure time. Economists use cost theory to provide a framework for understanding how individuals and firms allocate resources in such a way that keeps costs low and benefits high. 1. Function * Economists view costs as what an individual or firm must give up to get something else. Opening a
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The Stakeholder Theory Charles Fontaine Antoine Haarman Stefan Schmid - December 2006 - Stakeholder Theory of the MNC Index 1. Introduction ........................................................................................3 2. Basic idea of the Stakeholder Theory and Definition ....................3 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. The stakeholder concept – popular and trendy..........................................................................4 Different definitions of Stakeholder
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Personal Theory on Erikson Progression and development shape everyone’s lives and how they interact to different things internally and externally. These reactions could relate to their cognitive context and how the brain functions in different situations. There are socio-emotional reactions‚ which affect their internal feelings and the way they feel about things. Lastly there are physical reactions‚ which account for our physical growth as a human and how we develop over time. Erik Erikson believed
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