ASSIGNMENT 1
DUE DATE:11 AUGUST 2026
, IOP2605 ASSIGNMENT 1 2026
DUE 11 AUGUST 2026
QUESTION 1
Answer the following questions based on the excerpt below:
This perspective of a competent human being states that individuals are motivated by
internal needs and not external needs such as rewards and punishment. According to this
perspective, motivation covers concepts such as desires, needs, wishes, drives, and
interests.
1.1 Identify the perspective of a competent human being presented in the excerpt.
The excerpt presents the Africentric/Afrocentric perspective, specifically the Africentric
theory of human motivation as proposed by Nwoye (2017) (Lesson 1, Unit 1.5.5; Study
Guide, p. 26; Feedback Tutorial Letter 201, p. 4).
1.2 To which paradigmatic stance does this perspective in the excerpt belong? (1)
This perspective belongs to the Africentric paradigmatic stance (Lesson 1, Unit 1.5.5;
Study Guide, p. 26; Feedback Tutorial Letter 201, p. 4).
1.3 Now that you have identified the theory in the excerpt, discuss in your own
words the characteristics of a competent human being as depicted in this theory.
According to the Africentric perspective, a competent human being displays the
following five sources of motivation (Lesson 1, Unit 1.5.5; Study Guide, pp. 26-27;
Feedback Tutorial Letter 201, pp. 4-5):