Why does behavior change in terms of intensity?
There are reasons why we are so motivated to study today, not tomorrow but remain motivated again the following day after tomorrow. Intensity of behavior depends on time, space, emotion and personality of the individual. Time For instance, we are so motivated to study a week before exam but less / not motivated after the exam is over. This shows that time influences our motivation. Space Space may influence our motivation as certain people love to study in the library while others prefer to study in their rooms. Emotion Emotion is likely to enhance or reduce the intensity of your behavior. When you are happy because you find the exam was easy you are motivated to study / revise for the next coming exam. When you are sad/ disappointed that the exam was tough you are less motivated to study / revise for the exam tomorrow. Individual Personality (Franken 2002) indicates that the person who is extroverted with a sensation seeking personality is more likely to be motivated to take up outdoor assignment compare to introverted person who prefer indoor assignment.
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What Causes Behavior?
Reeve listed questions to understand and answer the existence of behavior. -why does a behavior happen? -why is a behavior sustainable over time? -why does a behavior stop? -why does a behavior change direction? -why is a behavior directed towards a particular goal yet is far away from other goals? Why does a behavior happen? Behavior happens due to multiple reasons. We need to study/ read books for the coming exam. We may also study / read books because we want to prepare for an assignment to be submitted. Why is a behavior sustainable over time? There are reasons why behavior unable to be sustained over time. A person may able to pay attention to a particular lecture for more than 2 hours but unable to concentrate study on his own reading the textbook. The reasons may be due to lack of interest on the subject being read which is commonly associated with low intrinsic motivation. Why does a behavior stop? People may stop studying a subject because they have passed the subject. However someone may also stop from conducting his business due to losses or failure in conducting the business. There are multiple reasons why the behavior stop and they vary from one person to another person. Why does a behavior change direction? New important factor or information may cause the behavior to change. For instance, you want to be a new car but you discovered that you need to pay huge some of money while visiting the showroom and because of that you decided to buy a used car. why is a behavior directed towards a particular goal yet is far away from other goals? Behavior involves approaching certain goals while avoiding others. I need to study to pass the exam and able to get a job after graduation to support my life. What Causes Behavior?
Reeve listed questions to understand and answer the existence of behavior. -why does a behavior happen? -why is a behavior sustainable over time? -why does a behavior stop? -why does a behavior change direction? -why is a behavior directed towards a particular goal yet is far away from other goals? What is Motivation?
Reeve(2005) defines motivation as processes that give behavior its energy and direction. Petri (2004) defines motivation as force acting on or within organism to initiate and direct behavior. |
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