Use the following list of concepts and theories from Chapter 8 module 24.
Instincts
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Primary drive
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Secondary drive
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Drive reduction approaches to motivation
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Incentive theories
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Arousal approaches to motivation
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Cognitive theories of motivation
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Extrinsic motivation
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Intrinsic motivation
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
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Need for achievement
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Need for affiliation
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Need for power
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1. Most humans seem naturally more willing to risk their own safety to save their child than to save a stranger. What theory of motivation does this seem most consistent with and why?
2. You are hungry and so you get up off the couch and make a sandwich. What theory of motivation explains this and why?
3. You have just eaten a huge feast and are feeling discomfort from all the food in your belly. You swear you can’t eat another bite, yet, when desert is brought out you eat a piece of cake only to regret it later. What theory of motivation explains this and why?
4. You are cold so you go stand by the fire. What theory of motivation explains this and why?
5. John has put his term paper off all semester, but now on the night before it is due he is gripped with anxiety over the possibility of failing the course and suddenly begins to work furiously on the paper in an attempt to reduce this anxiety. What theory of motivation explains this and why?
6. You pay money to watch a horror movie, but at the most frightening parts of the movie you close your eyes and cover your ears. What theory of motivation explains this and why?
7. Mary doesn’t really enjoy school, but she diligently studies because she will get a raise once she gets her degree. What theory of motivation explains this and why?
8. Carlos is double majoring in business and political science. His goal is to become the President of the United States one day. What need does this appear to satisfy?
9. Amber has always gotten a sense of self-respect from doing her job well. But since her abusive ex-husband has found where she lives she hasn’t felt safe and her work has really suffered. What theory of motivation explains this and why?
10. What theory of motivation best explains why someone would skydive, bungee jump, or hand glide?