AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Drive theories of motivation are classified as ____ theories, while incentive theories of motivation are classified as ____ theories.
A
external; internal
B
socio-biological; sociological
C
constrained; unconstrained
D
push; pull
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Theories of motivation include drive theories, incentive theories and hedonistic theories. These theories can be describes as the “push theories of motivation”; behavior is “pushed “toward goals by driving states within the person or animal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The drive-reduction theory of motivation suggests that we are motivated to keep our body’s homeostasis balanced. For example, Jack turns on the air conditioner because he feels hot. The incentive theory, on the other hand, purports that it is external factors, through positive association, that motivate us.

Detailed explanation-3: -Push factors is a socio-psychological visitor contract that affects on their motivation to visit an attraction and destination ( peacefull, loneliness, to feel a new experience, etc). While The pull factors are The quality of the setting that attracts them to come to an attraction or spesific destination[14].

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the drive theory of motivation or drive theory, people behave a certain way to reduce the internal tension created in the body as a result of unfulfilled biological needs. The arousal or the state of inner tension that develops within the body due to these needs is known as a ‘drive’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Motivation is classified into four broad categories: content theories, process theories, decision-making theories, and sustained-effort theories–drawing from different theories and measures. Recommendations on measurement are developed for each classification scheme of motivation.

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