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Responsible Self: My Commitment To Lifelong Growth

The document discusses Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences which identifies nine types of intelligence including naturalist, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, mathematical-logical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and existential. It also discusses theories of motivation including drive reduction theory, incentive theory, and the humanistic approach. Motivation is defined as the driving force that moves people to behave, think, and feel in certain ways and arises from needs, drives to reduce tension, incentives to obtain goals or rewards, and intrinsic or extrinsic factors.

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Responsible Self: My Commitment To Lifelong Growth

The document discusses Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences which identifies nine types of intelligence including naturalist, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, mathematical-logical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and existential. It also discusses theories of motivation including drive reduction theory, incentive theory, and the humanistic approach. Motivation is defined as the driving force that moves people to behave, think, and feel in certain ways and arises from needs, drives to reduce tension, incentives to obtain goals or rewards, and intrinsic or extrinsic factors.

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Responsible Self: My Commitment to Lifelong Growth 7) Interpersonal intelligence

= respond appropriately to
 Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences the moods, motivations and desires of
 Intelligence others
- the ability to acquire and apply 8) Intrapersonal Intelligence
knowledge and skills = capacity to be self-aware
- the capacity for logic, and in tune with inner feelings, values,
understanding, self-awareness, beliefs and thinking processes
learning, emotional knowledge, 9) Existential intelligence
reasoning, planning, creativity, = sensitivity and capacity to
critical thinking and problem tackle deep questions about human
solving. existence.
 IQ
- a measurement of intelligence and  Contributors to Intelligence
is expressed in a number. a. Heredity
b. Environment
 Human Potential
- can be tied to one’s preferences  MOTIVATION
to learning. = THE FORCE THAT MOVES PEOPLE TO BEHAVE,
- Gardner’s focus on human THINK, AND FEEL THE WAY THEY DO.
potential lies in the fact that
people have a unique blend of  Theories of Motivation
capabilities and skills a) Evolutionary Theory
(intelligences). = The motivation for sex,
- This model can be used to achievement, aggression and other behaviors
understand “overall personality, is rooted in the organisms.
preferences and strengths”. = If the specie is HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE, it is because such
 Types of Intelligences competitiveness has improved its chances of
1) Naturalist Intelligence survival, and it is then passed down through
- Experience the great outdoors. genes from generation to generation.
- Do gardening. b) Drive Reduction Theory
2) Visual-Spatial Intelligence c) Optimum Arousal Theory
= ‘picture smart’ persons. = The Yerkes-Dodson Law states
 Play Puzzles. that performance is at its highest under
3) Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence conditions of moderate arousal rather than
= Word smart people high or low arousal.
= great capacities in writing,  LOW AROUSAL – one might be too
reading, teaching and listening lazy or unwilling to perform the
4) Mathematical-Logical Intelligence task
= number smart people  HIGH AROUSAL – one might not be
= skill to think abstractly and able to concentrate on performing
conceptually the task.
5) Musical Intelligence  KIND of TASK –e.g. mathematics
= ‘musical smart’ persons problems ---low arousal
= can appreciate and produce  PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS –
perfect timbre, rhythm and pitch.  sensation -seeking- the motivation
6) Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence to experience varied, novel,
=control one’s body complex, and intense feelings and
movements. experiences.
d) Cognitive approach
 Intrinsic
 Extrinsic
Motivation
= The why, or purpose behind responding
= Latin movere “move”
= The driving force that moves us to -a
particular action

 Theories of Motivation
1) Drive reduction theory
Clark Hull
- focuses on “homeostasis”
- states that motivation arises out
of a need state
Ex:
NEED FOR FOOD 3) Humanistic

DRIVE (HUNGER) EAT FOOD

EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY NEED IS SATISFIED


TO FIND FOOD

Needs – inherently biological states of deficiency that


compel drives.

Drives – the perceived states of tension that occur


when our bodies are deficient in some need, creating an
urge to relieve tension.

NEED+ DRIVE=MOTIVATED BEHAVIOR

2) Incentive Theory
Kenneth Spence
= INCENTIVE – is aroused as an
organism approaches a GOAL and anticipates
performing the behavior that obtains the
reinforcer.

= any external events or objects that


motivates behavior.

“Behavior is pulled rather than pushed”

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