PSYC-2004-1,Motivation and Emotion Week 1: History and Theories of Motivation and Emotion

Introduction

“Means, motive, and opportunity”: Have you heard that phrase in crime-solving movies, books, and television shows? The means indicates that the criminal has the weapon or other equipment to commit the crime. Opportunity refers to access, such as the key to a home in a robbery. So, what is motive, what does it mean to bemotivated, and what causes someone to be motivated? This week you will consider a definition of motivation, theories of motivation, and a variety of sources of motivation. In addition, you will consider current trends in hedonism and cultural differences in impulsivity and self-control. Finally, you will explore emotions as motivators.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this week, you should be able to:

• Explain sources of motivation
• Distinguish between internal and external sources of motivation
• Apply current trends in hedonism including impulsivity and self-control
• Explain components of emotion
• Identify and apply definitions and concepts related to the history and theories of motivation and emotion

Please proceed to the Learning Resources.

Learning Resources

Please read and view (where applicable) the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s assignments.

Readings

• Review Course Preview and read Course Introduction (located in the left navigation bar)
• Course Text: Deckers, L. (2014). Motivation: Biological, psychological, and environmental (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
  • Chapter 1, “Introduction to Motivation and Emotion” (pp. 1–20)
  • Chapter 2, “The History of Motivation and Emotion”

Note:To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in theCourse Readings Listsection of your Syllabus.

• Article: Kacen, J. J., & Lee, J. A. (2002). The influence of culture on consumer impulsive buying behavior. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 12(2), 163–1 76. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article describes the differences between individualist and collectivist cultures. It also details research about impulsivity and culture.

With these Learning Resources in mind, please proceed to the Discussion.

Discussion – Week 1COLLAPSE

Sources of Motivation

Every day you engage in a variety of actions. Before reading this “lead-in,” you completed two actions. First, you turned on the computer, and second, you logged into this course. For every action, there is something behind it that moves you to take action to reach an end result. In this case, the end result is completing the Discussion for the week. You may be pushed into action by an internal source, which could be biological or psychological. Alternatively, you may be pulled into action by an external environmental source. Often your actions occur as a result of a combination of internal and external sources. In this example, you may be pushed to participate in the Discussion by an internal psychological variable: Engaging with other students fulfills your psychological need to belong. You also may be pulled to complete your work by something in the environment, such as the University’s requirements to submit high quality work and to submit it on time. This motive is external.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review Chapter 1 (pp. 1–20) in your textbook, Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental. Pay particular attention to biological, psychological, and emotional sources of motivation.
• Review the Course Introduction. Pay particular attention to the sources of motivation.
• Think about one activity that you engaged in this morning. Examples might include walking your dog, mailing a letter, or washing dishes. (Note: Please do not use examples already provided.)
• Identify the source(s) of motivation for the activity. The source(s) may be biological, psychological, or environmental.
• Think about whether the source is internal or external.
• Consider other possible sources of motivation for the activity.

With these thoughts in mind:

a brief description of the activity in which you engaged. Describe the source(s) of motivation for the activity (biological, psychological, environmental, or a combination) and explain why your activity represented the source(s) you described. For each source, identify whether it was internal or external and explain why you identified it that way. Briefly describe a situation in which you might engage in the same activity yet have a different source of motivation, and explain what that motivation might be.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

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