Exam 16: Motivation

The __________states that adding an extrinsic motive to an existing intrinsic motive will _________the overall level of motivation.

Heavily influenced by Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, James proposed that most human behaviour is motivated by instincts

Describe some factors that may affect individual differences in motivation. In your answer make reference to personality traits and locus of control.

All of the following are levels of analysis of Kenrick's pyramid of needs, EXCEPT:

Some researchers believe that this kind of motivation can reduce the efficiency of learning and the engagement of the learners.

Getting high on recreational drugs or alcohol is a good example of behaviour that is often needs-based and motivated by self-actualization

Conflicting goals like wanting to quit smoking but also wanting to avoid nicotine withdrawal produce _________motivation.

Closely related to drives, these are internal states of tension that motivation a person toward some action.

These behaviours stem from innate, automatic behavioural tendencies that will occur reliably in all members of a species in response to some sort of cue from the

Sam holds the view that no matter how hard he works it will not make a difference to his exam result, Sam is likely to have a

The developmental level views the pyramid of needs in terms of the fact that

The characteristic of motivation that is most difficult to examine empirically is

In some instances it has been proposed that extrinsic motivation might undermine rather than support the learning experience in humans, particularly if the learning experience is intrinsically interesting, this is often referred to as

_________targets are highly structures targets designed to be maximally motivating by being specific, measurable, assignable, realistic and time-related.