Sources of Motivation

Sources of Motivation

Introduction

In psychology there are several theories that explain the functioning of human motivation, which can be seen from the theory of Maslow's hierarchy of needs to the Locke's theory of goal setting (Petri & Govern, 2012). No one can deny the fact that individual perceptions are found in varieties that are usually equal to the number of motivational sources. In addition, the individual perceptions also have significant influence on the individuals. In fact, it is difficult to categorize the scale in relation to the experiences of individuals (Reeve, 2008).

Discussion

Motivation

Motivation is the set of physical or psychological needs, values and social models built, not always conscious, that guide the conduct of the person towards achieving a goal. The study of the motivations are increasingly important in the field of recruitment, psychotherapy, advertising and forensic practice to get to understand the reasons that govern human behavior. Motivation is not only external but also based on internal factors (Reeve, 2008). In addition, motivation cannot be identified with reinforcement or with external stimuli but that has personal meaning related to human behavior.

Sources of Motivation

Motivation is the state of motivated individual and represents the totality of all effective motives that activate and regulates the individual's behavior. Under motivation, it is important to understand the readiness in a given situation to perform a certain action with certain intensity and durability. The two basic sources of motivation include (Petri & Govern, 2012):

Intrinsic motivation, the execution of the internal actions where reward is enough in themselves such as curiosity, fun, interest, etc. and

Extrinsic motivation, the execution of plot that are tied to external rewards such as praise, good note, voucher, etc., or the non-execution of the plots that are tied to punishments; e.g. censure, bad grade, etc.

Intrinsic motivation consists of the property interest or ...