THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
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an incentive
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a drive
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a homeostatic mechanism
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an expectancy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Extrinsic motivation is a motivation that is driven by external rewards.
Detailed explanation-2: -An incentive is an external goal that has the capacity to motivate behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -“External motivation” means that your motivation to attain your goal comes from a source outside yourself. Sample goal that is externally motivated: I will make a 3.5 GPA in college so that my parents will buy me a car.
Detailed explanation-4: -Incentive Theory argues that we are driven to engage in behavior that leads to specific rewards and similarly disinclined to act in ways that lead to negative outcomes. A few examples might be: Working overtime to pay for a holiday. Earning a promotion for a pay rise, or.
Detailed explanation-5: -n. an external stimulus, such as a condition or an object, that enhances or serves as a motive for behavior.