MOTIVATION (PSY 338) CHAPTER 2 Components of Motivation At the end of this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1) Explain the biology components of motivation 2) Explain the learning components of motivation 3) Explain the cognitive components of motivation 4) Distinguish between the biological‚ learning‚ and cognitive components of motivation. BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT A) Origins of Human Brain Design • Based on the assumption that the human community today is the result of
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Sources of Motivation and Our Behavior Angela Atwater PSY 355 February 10‚ 2013 Dr. Neysa Hatcher Motivation is what moves us to start exercising regularly‚ eating healthier or pursing further education. Whatever our goals may be‚ in order to accomplish them and endure the obstacles along the way‚ our motives and incentives must remain in focus. Each of us has someone or something that drives us toward an action or shapes our behaviors and it varies from earning a specific income
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study Many researchers and authors have defined the concept of motivation. It has been defined as: * The psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner‚ 1995) * A predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific‚ unmet needs (Buford‚ Bedeian‚ & Lindner‚ 1995) * An internal drive to satisfy an unsatisfied need (Higgins‚ 1994) * The will to achieve (Bedeian‚ 1993). Motivation is defined as the inner force that drives individuals to accomplish
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Buchanan defines motivation. ‘Motivation is a decision-making process‚ through which the individual chooses the desired outcomes and sets in motion the behaviour appropriate to them’ Buchanan‚ D. & Huczynski‚ A. (2004) Organizational Behaviour An Introductory Text‚ 5th Ed Motivation is a desire to achieve a goal‚ combined with the energy to work towards that goal. Employees who are motivated have a desire to complete the requirements of the task at hand. Motivation is a key element
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1 MEANING OF MOTIVATION Motivation has been variously defined by scholars‚ usually one or more of these words are include in the definition: desires‚ wants‚ aims‚ goals‚ drims‚ motives and incentives. “Motivation” is a Latin word‚ meaning “to move”. Human motives are internalized goals within individuals. As Berelson and Steiver state: “A motive is an inner state that energizes‚ activates or moves and directs or channels behaviour toward goals”. Definition of motivation “According
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Summary 12.1 Motivating for Performance Motivation is defined as the psychological processes that arouse and direct goal–directed behavior. In a simple model of motivation‚ people have certain needs that motivate them to perform specific behaviors for which they receive rewards that feed back and satisfy the original need. Rewards are of two types: (1) An extrinsic reward is the payoff‚ such as money‚ a person receives from others for performing a particular task. (2) An intrinsic reward is
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European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Application of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory in assessing and understanding employee motivation at work: a Ghanaian Perspective Kwasi Dartey-Baah (Corresponding Author) Department of Organisation & Human Resource Management‚ University of Ghana Business School P.O. Box LG78‚ Legon‚ Accra-Ghana‚ West Africa Telephone: 00233209621292 Email: kdartey-baah@ug.edu.gh
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with Caitlin and her blatant lack of motivation. Recognizing un-motivated students is something most educators can do on a daily basis‚ however‚ knowing how to resolve the issue is another story altogether. The student’s goals are what sets their drive for achievements and is how they self-motivate themselves. Motivational theories are how these students can reach their goals and break out of the ”I don’t care” downward spiral. When students have no motivation they tend to reach out with statements
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Motivation Motivation Definition Motivation can be defined as the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.11 Intensity is concerned with how hard a person tries. The effort has to be channelled in a direction that benefits the organization. Persistence is a measure of how long people can maintain their effort. There are two major categories of motivation theories (1) Content theories and (2) Process theories. Content
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motivational factors that are required in order to obtain some form of academic success. The articles focused on both Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how a student can draw from either one. The articles also took into account the different types of learning styles that are utilized by our students and how these different approaches can impact the will (motivation) and desire (effort) of a student. It is widely known that Academic achievement is connected to a person’s learning style and how motivated
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