AP Psych-motivation (1-7)
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paulineyooo on January 25, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 intrinsic motivation | the pursuit of an activity for its own sake (enjoyment/satisfaction) |
| extrinsic motivation | pursuit of an activity for external rewards ($/fame/grades) |
| incentive | objects, persons, or situations that are perceived as being capable of satisfying a need |
| physiological needs | water, air, food |
| psychological needs | power, achievement, self-esteem, and belonging |
| Henry Murray | Harvard, Three A's theory-achievement, affiliation, aggression |
| achievement | learned motive to meet personal standards of success and excellence in a chosen area; like risk, decision making a chance of great success, rewards oriented, perform for money, prestige, self-satisfaction-self fulfilling prophesies of success or failure |
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