Motivation is a need or desire that energizes behavior and directs it towards a goal.
What’s the difference between a need and a desire?
Extrinsic motivation is something outside the person that energizes behavior.
Money, fame, power Intrinsic motivation is something within the person that energizes behavior. Interest, curiosity, personal challenge and improvement
Social Motivation
• Others’ opinions and evaluations of self contribute to a strong motivating system
• Social Facilitation, Social Loafing
• Self-monitoring
• Fame – Being known, recognized may supersede being liked
• Jerry Springer’s guests?
• Conformity – Fitting in = Being liked – Avoiding rejection/exclusion
• Social motivation contributes to what and how much we eat, whether or not we smoke, take drugs, have sex…