Sources Of Motivation

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Sources of Motivation In this paper I will give a brief description of what motivation is, identify two sources of motivation, explain the relationship between motivation and behavior, and examine how motivation is exhibited in behavior. What is motivation? Motivation is an internal process that makes a person move toward a goal, and it is what causes an individual to act the way he or she do. Also motivation can only be inferred by a person’s behavior. Sources of Motivation Motivation can originate from internal sources that is described as biological and psychological variables, and from external sources, such as incentives and goals (Decker, 2010). The major sources of motivation are biological, psychological, emotional, environmental, and evolutionary. Biological and psychological have a great affect on motivation as well and is considered internal variables whereas environmental is considered an external variable. Biological are things such as hunger and hormones that work in the human body. Psychological is the “need to belong” that can motivate us to interact with others. Environmental is the positive incentives or goals that attract us whereas negative consequences repel us. Emotional is the talking of our motives that are caused by fears, anger, and so on (Decker, 2010). Evolutionary processes have influenced our motives in survival of the species and personal history can give us motivation toward an incentive (Deckers, 2010). Relationship between behavior and motivation When thinking of behavior and motivation there is a significant relationship between the two. Motivation has a serious impact on behavior. Motivation can be related to behavior in different ways. Motivation is the activation of a goal-oriented of behavior and it also can be internal or external. Behavior refers to the actions or reactions of an object or
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