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WHS AP Psychology
Unit 8: Motivation, Emotion and Stress
Essential Task 8-5: Apply the motivational
theories to describe human drives for contact,
aggression, achievement, and affiliation
Drive
Reduction
Theory
Maslow’s
Hierarchy
of Needs
Human
Drives
Intrinsic/
Extrinsic
Motivation
We are
here
Arousal
Theory
Motivation
Theories
Motivation
& Emotion
Explain complex motives
Stress
Effects
(eating, aggression,
achievement and sex)
Theories of
Emotion
James-Lange
Cannon-Bard
Measures
Sources
Opponent
Process
Cognitive
Appraisal
Schachter
two-factor
Coping
Essential
Task
8-5:
Outline
• Apply the motivational theories to
describe human drives for
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Contact
Aggression
Achievement
Affiliation
We need CONTACT
• Harry Harlow and the orphaned monkeys
• Surrogate Mother 1 – Wire mesh, food, and
warmth.
• Surrogate Mother 2 – Cuddles, warmth but
no food.
Outline
Application of Harlow’s research
Aggression
• Behavior that is intended to inflict
physical or psychological harm on
others.
• Freud saw it as a innate drive
(thanatos) that builds up until released.
• Society helps channel release into
acceptable outlets (sports, debates,
video games)
• Frustration can increase aggression
Cultural differences in Aggression
Cultural differences in Aggression
Gender
Differences:
Aggression
Gender differences in Aggression
Why?
• Testosterone?
– Can be associated with aggressiveness
and irritability
– Would explain how this patter is seen
throughout cultures
• Societal influences?
Achievement
• Work orientation
– Desire to work hard to do a good job
• Mastery
– Take on difficult challenges just to get
better
• Competitiveness
– Enjoyment of pitting one’s skills against
those of other people (this can hurt you
and your groups though)
Who achieves?
• Characteristics of those who achieve
– Fast learners
– Overcome mental sets
– Driven to live up to high internal
standards
– Self confident
– Take on responsibilities
– don’t bow to social pressures
Affiliation
• The need to be with other people
• Increases when we feel threatened
• Reduce fear and anxiety
• Evolutionary benefit