motivation

1. SUBJECT: Applied Psychology
Semester: VI, BS Zoology
Teacher Name: Dr. Khalid Rasheed Khan
Department of Botany
Government College Mansehra

2. Topic: Nature, definition and classification of
motives

3. Definition
“A motive is an inner state that energizes, activates, or
moves and directs or channels behaviour goals.”
Motivation is an important factor which encourages
persons to give their best performance and help in
reaching their desired goals.
A strong positive motivation will enable the increased
output of employees but a negative motivation will
reduce their performance.

4. Nature of Motivation
Motivation is a psychological phenomena
which generates within an individual. A
person feels the lack of certain needs, to
satisfy which he feels working more.

5. Classification of Motives
Primary/unlearned Secondary/learned
1.Air 1. Achievement motives
2.Hunger or Thirst drive 2. Affiliation motives
3.Elemination of waste 3.Aggression motives
4.Body Pain 4. Curiosity motives
5.Sleep

6. Primary/unlearned Motives
Primary motives are essential for survival. They
must be satisfied first before we can take up any
other activity.

7. 1.Air
 Respiratory drive is the drive for air or
oxygen. If oxygen supply is not there
even for a moment, it may result in brain
damage, loss of memory and loss of
control on one’s body.

8. 2.Hunger or Thirst drive
 When an organism experiences hunger
or thirst, certain biological changes
occur in the body. Once the
hunger/thirst is fulfilled, the physio-
logical balance or homeostasis is
restored.

9. 3.Elemination of wastes
 When the bladder or intestine
becomes distended with waste
material, they cause pressure and
discomfort. The person becomes
restless until the waste materials are
eliminated and pressure relieved.

10. 4.Temperature
Body seeks to maintain optimum level of
temperature
Decrease or increases in temperature make
us restless

11. 5.Sleep
To restore body energies
To reduce level of lactic acid

12. Thank you