Complete the following matrix. When presenting real world examples, do not use the examples listed in the text.
Theories of Motivation
Theory Type Key components of the theory Real world example Similarities and Differences
Instinct Theories Motivation from biologically programmed behaviors occurring in response to environmental cues. A bird migrating prior to the winter season, or a sea turtle seeking out the ocean after hatching. They both deal with knowledge you do not have to learn because your brain will already know how to interact with things.
The examples I gave where about animals and the subject deals with every living thing.
Evolutionary Theories Evolutionary theories of motivation focus on motives that affect the success of growth over time. Computers and cell phones have changed the way we interact with people. Here I gave examples of how technology has evolved over time and changed the way we live.
My examples are of technical creation and the text book shares evolution of living things and how they evolve.
Drive Theories A theory that states of tension motivate us to take action to reduce them. Having to go to the bathroom while you are driving down the road you will need to pull into the next gas station to relieve yourself. In both cases your body tells your mind that something needs to be done in order to resume with everyday life.
In the text it talks about what the body takes in and in my example is of the body needing to rid itself of the waste that was taken in.
Arousal Theories The theory that we are motivated to seek out a particular level of arousal. Driving a car at high speeds can give a person a sense of arousal, or sexual activity would also be a type of arousal. In my examples and the text book are examples of adrenalin coursing through your body to cause arousal.
The only difference I can see
