Assignment: Theories of Motivation

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Assignment: Theories of Motivation

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Short Answer

Outline the theories of motivation from the text.

How do the theories of emotion differ from one another?

Outline the main components of each theory of development.

Basic concepts and theories in Motivation

Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.

According to Arnold, there are 3 components of motivation:

direction – what a person is trying to do
effort – how hard a person is trying
persistence – how long a person keeps on trying

Direction might point the way, but effort is what establishes momentum, and persistence determines how far the change is carried (in time as well as in magnitude of outcome). Hence, Arnold’s 3 components are suitable to describe the level of motivation a person or a team shows. This concept does not give any reasons for motivation.

Furthermore, literature distinguishes 2 types of factors that influence motivation:

Intrinsic – self generated factors (responsibility, freedom to act, scope to use and develop skills and abilities, interesting and challenging work, opportunities for advancement) – they have a deeper and longer-term effect
Extrinsic – what is done for people to motivate them (rewards, promotion, punishment) – they have an immediate and powerful effect, but won’t necessarily last long

In other words: Intrinsic motivation comes from a person’s internal desire to do something. Reasons may be that a particular activity gives him or her pleasure, helps to develop a particular skill of seems to be the right thing to do in moral / ethical terms. Extrinsic motivation is generated by external factors that are less related to the particular task.

Most influential is the Needs (content) Theory

All Needs theories focus on specific needs people want to satisfy. There are several theories that explain motivation as a result of these needs.
The underlying concept is the belief that an unsatisfied need creates tension and a state of disequilibrium. To restore balance, a goal is identified that will satisfy the need and a behavior pathway to this goal is selected.
All behavior is motivated by unsatisfied needs.
People will be better motivated if their work experience satisfies their needs and wants.
Needs theories distinguish between primary needs, such as food, sleep and other biological needs, and secondary psychological needs that are learned and vary by culture and by individual.

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  • I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

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  • In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
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  • I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

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  • I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’s level and deduct points accordingly.
  • As Masters’s level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
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  • As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

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