Topic summary
What this topic is about
The video frames motivation as the forces that direct behavior toward goals. It discusses intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, sensation seeking, competing goals, and biological and environmental influences on eating. Other explanations in the section include drive reduction, arousal and incentive accounts, plus instinct as an earlier explanation.
Key ideas
- Intrinsic motivation comes from interest or satisfaction; extrinsic motivation is driven by external rewards.
- Self-determination theory is used to discuss these different sources of motivation.
- Sensation seeking includes experience seeking, thrill and adventure seeking, disinhibition, and boredom susceptibility.
- The review names approach-approach, avoidance-avoidance, and approach-avoidance conflicts.
- Hunger is discussed through biological signals and environmental cues such as food, time, and social settings.
Common confusion
Intrinsic motivation is tied to the activity itself; extrinsic motivation depends on an outcome or reward outside the activity.
Review connection
Review this in the Unit 4 Review video, then try the Topic 4.6 Practice Quiz.
Reviewed by Tim Steadman