Motivation: Understanding Needs and Drives, Exercises of Cognitive Psychology

Download Motivation: Understanding Needs and Drives and more Exercises Cognitive Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! After studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Define motivation and distinguish between drives based on physiological needs and those that are psychological and social in nature. 2. Describe the importance of contact comfort in early life and the research findings on attachment. 3. List and explain three theories describing varieties or styles of love. 4. Discuss the impact of social, economic and cultural influences on gender differences in love. 5. Summarize the findings from biological research on sexual responses and behavior. 6. List and explain the cognitive, interpersonal and cultural factors that influence the sexual motives and behaviors of men and women. 7. Discuss the motivational factors involved in rape and coercive sexual behavior. 8. Describe the various explanations advanced to explain sexual orientation. Discuss the limitations of these hypotheses. 9. Explain the internal and external forces that motivate people to work and to succeed. 10. Distinguish between the need for achievement and the need for power. 11. List and discuss four types of motivational conflicts. 12. Summarize Maslow's hierarchy of needs and discuss whether motives can be ranked. Chapter 12: Motivation Objectives Docsity.com