AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

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Incentive theories of motivation explain the desire of people to achieve goals in terms of
A
internal states of tension that need to be resolved
B
external stimuli that have the capacity to affect behavior
C
maintenance of physiological homeostasis
D
resolution of cognitive dissonance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It states that individual actions are directed toward gaining a rewards. example of an external reward is money and this motivates behavior. Therefore, Incentive theories of motivation have external stimuli that have the capacity to affect behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -The incentive theory of motivation is a behavioral theory that suggests people are motivated by a drive for incentives and reinforcement. The incentive theory also proposes that people behave in a way they believe will result in a reward and avoid actions that may entail punishment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Incentive theory is one of the theories of motivation that suggests that behavior is motivated by outside reinforcement or incentives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monetary incentives have two kinds of effects: the standard direct price effect, which makes the incentivized behavior more attractive, and an indirect psychological effect. In some cases, the psychological effect works in an opposite direction to the price effect and can crowd out the incentivized behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -Deci and Ryan’s Theory of Motivation (1985) According to Deci and Ryan, extrinsic motivation is a drive to behave in certain ways based on external sources and it results in external rewards (1985).

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