Motivation

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Motivation
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• Jim is hiking on a hot day and stops to get a
  drink.
• What theory is motivating him?
• Drive reduction theory
• He is drinking to achieve what?
• Homeostasis

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• Janet goes on vacation, sits on the beach and
  works with her laptop.
• She is not hungry, and has enough money to pay
  for the vacation.
• What is motivating her?
• Arousal theory
• Desire to avoid boredom
• Achievement motivation?
• Fear?

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• Explain Maslows hierarchy of needs.
• What needs are at the bottom?
• What needs are at the top?
• How do you explain suicide?
• How do you explain a Mothers rescuing her son
  from a burning building?

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• How can you get Johnny to clean his room each day
  for a week using Maslows hierarchy of needs?

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• Maggi voluntarily joins a gang and submits to
  being sexually assaulted and beaten by the gang
  members.
• Why?
• What basic need is she expressing?
• Belonging needs
• How do you get these needs met?

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• We want to hire a Psychology instructor. How
  would we apply the 4 predictors of job
  performance?
• A. Aptitude tests
• When considering an occupation
• B. Job knowledge tests
• C. Simulated job performance tests
• D. Informal interviews.

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• If the department head was a theory X manager,
  how would he try to manage the faculty?

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• If the department head was a theory Y manager,
  how would he manage the faculty?

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What motivates love?

• Genetics?
• Hormones?
• Brain anatomy?
• Social upbringing?

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Love motivation

• If you are straight, why do you love the opposite
  sex?
• Homosexuality
• The nature nurture debate.
• Movie (DVD-2)

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• Rebecca feels guilty about having sex, but does
  it anyway. Janet does not feel guilty, and also
  does it.
• Which is most likely to get pregnant?
• Why?

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• Explain Masters and Johnsons sexual response
  cycle.
• 4 stages
• What is different for men?