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Motivation and Emotion

Uttar Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Psychology

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Nature of Motivation

  • Motivation is derived from Latin word 'movere' meaning movement or activity
  • It explains what 'moves' behavior and helps predict future actions
  • Motivation is goal-driven behavior that persists until the goal is achieved
2

Types of Motives

  • Two main types: Biological (Physiological) and Psychosocial motives
  • Biological motives are guided by physiological mechanisms of the body
  • Psychosocial motives are learned from environmental interactions
3

Biological Motives

  • Hunger: Regulated by complex feeding-satiety system in hypothalamus and liver
  • Hunger stimuli: stomach contractions, low glucose, low protein, fat storage levels
  • External hunger cues: aroma, taste, appearance of food, observing others eat
4

Psychosocial Motives

  • Need for Affiliation: Seeking company, maintaining relationships, forming groups
  • Affiliation aroused when feeling threatened, helpless, or happy
  • Need for Power: Ability to produce intended effects on others' behavior and emotions

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The general state that enables predictionPhysiologicallyLearned motives arising from social interactionA pyramid model with five levelsComplex patterns of arousal involving physiological

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