In your view, which theory or combination of theories best explains motivation: drive reduction theory, arousal theory or Maslow’s hierachy of needs?
Which theory you like the most and which do you find the least convincing?
As well provide an example of motivating force in your life and trace the explanation to one of these theories. For example: what makes you want to study and be successful at school? Support your answers with citations.
“Motivation is a psychological feature that arouses an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits, controls and sustains certain goal-directed behaviors”.
Motivation is a force that initiates directs and terminate an action. It is something that promts, compel and energizes an individual to …show more content…
In my opinion, Maslow’s theory of hierachy of needs best explains the concept of motivtaion. It is so because, the pyramid shows a path of growth. When a person is personaly, finacially and socially satisfied, he or she can focus on working on themselves in order to achieve what they want. Self actauliaztion is reaching one’s fullest potential. Maslow descibes it as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything one is capable of becoming. When the lower needs are met, an individual is motivated and driven to work on himself or herself which helps them to …show more content…
But before I start working towards it there are several things to be taken care of like do I have enough food to eat in order to sustain myself or my surroundings are safe. Therefore, I support and trace the explanation my motivating force through Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. One I am fully satisfied physiologically, personally and finacially, I will be driven and motivated to work on myself in order to reach my highest potential. Once the lower needs are satisfied, it leaves room for working on oneself as those small obstacles might infringe in future when one is working on
Which theory you like the most and which do you find the least convincing?
As well provide an example of motivating force in your life and trace the explanation to one of these theories. For example: what makes you want to study and be successful at school? Support your answers with citations.
“Motivation is a psychological feature that arouses an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits, controls and sustains certain goal-directed behaviors”.
Motivation is a force that initiates directs and terminate an action. It is something that promts, compel and energizes an individual to …show more content…
In my opinion, Maslow’s theory of hierachy of needs best explains the concept of motivtaion. It is so because, the pyramid shows a path of growth. When a person is personaly, finacially and socially satisfied, he or she can focus on working on themselves in order to achieve what they want. Self actauliaztion is reaching one’s fullest potential. Maslow descibes it as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything one is capable of becoming. When the lower needs are met, an individual is motivated and driven to work on himself or herself which helps them to …show more content…
But before I start working towards it there are several things to be taken care of like do I have enough food to eat in order to sustain myself or my surroundings are safe. Therefore, I support and trace the explanation my motivating force through Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. One I am fully satisfied physiologically, personally and finacially, I will be driven and motivated to work on myself in order to reach my highest potential. Once the lower needs are satisfied, it leaves room for working on oneself as those small obstacles might infringe in future when one is working on