Ch. 1 - Understanding Motivation and Emotion - Reeve 7th Ed. (Verified Answers ) LATEST VERSION 2023

WHAT IS MOTIVATION? Motivation concerns those internal processes that give behaviour its energy, direction, and persistence. Energy implies that behaviour has strength—that it is relatively strong, intense, and hardy or resilient. Direction implies that behaviour has purpose—that it is aimed or guided toward some particular goal or outcome. Persistence implies that behaviour has endurance—that it sustains itself over time and across different situations. MOTIVATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE? Anything that tells us about what other people want, why they want what they want, and how we can improve their lives is going to be interesting. To give us these insights, we can turn to theories of motivation to learn about topics such as human nature, goal setting, strivings for achievement and power, desires for biological sex and psychological intimacy, and emotions like fear, anger, and compassion