The Humanistic Theory
Motivation is the general desire a person has to do something. It gives individuals an inner drive to complete a goal. In order for a person to aspire
to success they need to understand consciously or indistinctly the necessity of having motivation. There are three theories of motivation that
psychologists have developed in recent years. The three theories are; Instinct Theory, Humanistic Theory, and Drive Reduction Theory. These
theories have been developed by psychologists, they are all used to explain what gives human motivation or the drive to behave a certain way.
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The theory expresses what drives humans to motivation. It explains why people are motivated and why they have been driven to
fulfill and complete certain needs. The needs are ranged from food, water, shelter, to self actualization. The developing psychologists feels that the needs should be
meet through the choices we make as human, the rrelationships we are in, and the creativity an individual possess.
Instinct theory provides humans with the motivations to complete certain actions and behave/react in a certain manner. It explains that the genes of humans and
their experiences in the developmental process. It explains how humans instincts are defined and how they respond to certain stimuli within their body.The instinct
theory of motivation emphasizes the biological and genetical programming as the cause of motivation. This theory says that the root of all motivations is the desire a
person has to survive. The claim that is made in this thoery is that all humans need to survive and progress in everyday task. The reason this thoery is the less
favored of the three is because many people do not believe that all organisms are born with innate tendencies that helps them survive. For example,
Without going into the fine details and depth of all the motivational theory, we will use
In this essay, I will be discussing the nature-nurture issue as well as the continuity-discontinuity issue. I will also briefly explain this concept towards fives specific theories of development. The fives theories are, Psychoanalytic Theories, Cognitive Theories, Behavioral and Social Cognitive Theories, Ethological Theory, and Ecological Theory.
An aspect of motivation that was answered early on in research was learning to understand individual needs. In early research, it was believed that employees worked or were motivated to do so based upon their needs; they were motivated to satisfy their needs in other words. There are four main need-based theories of motivation include: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the ERG theory, Herzberg’s Dual Factor Theory, and McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory (Carpenter, Bauer, Erodgogan & Short, 2013).
The instinct theory is one of the first theories of motivation and finds it 's roots in Darwin 's theory of evolution. An instinct is an unlearned behavior passed down generation to generation.
instinct (the purpose of which is the propagation of the species) and also a certain
'Motivation is a process that influences the direction, persistence and vigour of goal-directed behaviour. Psychology 's diverse theoretical perspectives views motivation through different lenses. (Passer, Smith, Holt, Bremner, Sutherland, Vliek., 2009, p.475). The psychological motivational theory that I
By the end of this lecture you will have a better understanding of what Motivation is and the theory behind it.
Each approach presents a unique way of understanding the human mind and behavior. Simply explained, the behavioral
Motivational Theories are important to management today because employers and managers need to know what drives the employees to perform at their best, and why. As Hersey explains, “If we are to understand, predict, and influence behavior, we must know what our employees really want from their jobs. Only then can we appeal to their strongest motivations and increase the probability of meeting both professional and organizational goals”
There are five basic theories of motivation. 1) Self-determination theory states that people have three basic needs. 2) Attribution theory wants to know why things happen. 3) Expectancy-value theory is interested in a person’s beliefs about abilities. 4) Social cognitive theory states that human behavior comes from their attributes. 5) Goal orientation theory wants to know the reasons for doing tasks.
Osland, et al. (2007) provide a good introduction to three basic motivational content theories. The first theory is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs that proposes man is motivated by a lack in the one or more of the five common needs. The needs that Maslow identifies are physiological, safety, social belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization. Maslow believed that one fills needs from the most basic (like food and water) to the highest level (self-actualization). Maslow’s ideas are easy to relate to and attempt to provide an all-inclusive approach to the concept of motivation; however, there is little evidence to support the idea that man cannot have self-actualization without the other more basic needs first satisfied. The second content theory Osland, et al. discuss is McCelland’s learned needs. McCelland states that man is motivated by one of three things: achievement, power, or affiliation – or a mixture of the three. Each of these needs can possess a negative or positive connotation or implementation, but it is argued that people motivated by affiliation make better leaders. The third theory presented is McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. McGregor asserts that Theory X people or employees are inherently lazy and must be controlled and forced to act, whereas Theory Y people are self-controlled, motivated, and ambitious.
The leader who know how to motivate their employee is more attractive compare to other leaders. Now we know how important is the motivation is, but what is a motivation? Motivation is the theoretical construct to explain behavior. It represents the reasons for people’s action, desire and need. In easier word, motivation is the processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal. There are many type of theory of the motivation that can be use by the leader. In RHB bank, the management position leader also gonna use the different type of motivation theories to motivate their worker to no giving up to attach the goal no matter the manager position is high or low. What are the motivations theories that have been use by the managerial
A theory that supports motivation is the self determination theory. In the self determination theory people need to grow and gain fulfillment by a drive in them. Self Determination is the process of deciding how to act on ones environment. When one is trying to overcome a challenge or encountering a new experience a person wants to gain the knowledge to succeed over the new challenge. When self determination theory is in focus internal factors are at play; a person is primarily focused on the need to gain knowledge or independence. There are three factors that contribute to a student’s self determination and the needs are linked to the student’s
This essay’s aim is to analyse and establish an understanding of various motivation theories and their possible application within organisations. Along with implementing, the information related to motivation, this essay would demonstrate the importance of motivation and it is necessary for organisations to motivate their employees effectively
Motivation is one of the most discussed topics in the present era’s organisations, especially since renowned psychologists like Maslow and Herzberg are dedicating their efforts to understanding it. Companies are investing a significant amount of resources in improving productivity in order to maximise profits. One of these important resources is of human nature. In order to get the very best out of employees, some motivational approaches need to be used. But what is motivation and how do I successfully motivate? I will try to relate one of my personal experiences with a friend to some of the most influential motivational theories. After introducing my story and making a definition of motivation I will address the ideas of Taylor,