A psychologist studying motivation might give a different explanation for why a person is motivated to commit a specific act, such as a crime or a charitable act, than the person involved. using your knowlegde of perspectives in psychology discuss why thi

Theories of varied motivation in psychology

Introduction

It is said that entire psychology is about the study of motivation itself . In fact the science of psychology evolved to explain , answer and reason the `why ' of human behavior . Motivation holds the answer to this `why ' because when we attempt to reason for a particular behavior or attitude then basically we are finding the motivations responsible for that particular behavior (Gorman , 2003 , 1 . People perform a variety of actions through multiple roles according to their dominant motivation that guides their behavior

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psychological studies the implicit motivations determining human behavior are not only considered from point of view of biological drives and neurological impetus but they are also explained by relational aspect of human behavior where motivation is a dynamic aspect of the behavior that helps people to interact with the world (Nuttin , 1984 ,1 Many theorist attempt to offer generalized explanation for a majority of human actions purely in terms of natural instinct or sudden impulse Even the people engaged in performing those actions may also agree to this viewpoint . However , the theory of instinct and impulse presents an incomplete rational because there are critical external factors and attractions that also contribute towards the particular motivation Therefore human motivation is a dynamic product of combination of intrinsic human traits as well as their environmental setting

Another important factor that plays an important role in explaining motivational factors in behavior is human emotion (Gorman , 2003 , 89 Human beings experience a number of emotional states that continue to fluctuate and they act as causative factors in a large number of actions undertaken by them . As a matter of fact , motivation is a product of a very complex process of internal and external interaction of human beings with themselves and their surrounding and it acts as stimulant and provide energy for their behaviors and consequent actions

Psychoanalytic Explanation of motives

Motives interests psychologist because they provide insight into the character and approach of individuals , providing psychologists with test materials on which they can further form and expand their theories . The reasons of specific actions , such as why did a person steal , why did he commit a murder , why did he participate in a cause where he was not interested , or why did he contributed a majority of his wealth to charitable causes can perhaps be better understood if the motives behind them are sought . The implicit notion is that there are some actions which deviant to a person 's characteristics and those that are difficult be explained by any standard rule based system (Peters , 1958 , 28

Psychologists , in their attempts to explore the motives , that is the set of specific reasons for deviant as well as normal actions have given considerable attention to the unconscious self of human beings of which they are themselves unaware . The unconscious self is composed of repressed feelings of deprivations , unfulfilled desires and infant sexuality and it subtly acts on every human being to set the framework of many...