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1. What Motivates people to succeed in sports?

2. Perspectives on Motivation

3. Psychology 8th edition by David G. Myers

4. not available

5. accessed through hard copy in my home

6. S: David G. Meyers O: writing about motivation for a psychology textbook A: Students of Psychology P: To educate students on psychology and motivation S: various perspectives on motivation TONE: Informative and non biased

7. There are various [perspectives on what motivates us as humans. These include evolutionary theory stating that all motivation is based on our evolutionary needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs which states we are motivated to another part of his hierarchy once other more important needs are met, and drive reduction theory which states that we are driven by a desire to reduce negative feelings brought up by a lack of something.

8. There are many different theories and categories of motivation in humans.

9. Since the author is non biased I am quite persuaded by his treatment of these topics because each is presented in such a way that students may form their own opinions on them.

10. Not only are we pushed by our “need” to reduce drives we are pulled by incentives-positive or negative stimuli that lure or repel us. This is one way our individual learning histories influence our motives. Depending on our learning, the aroma of good food, whether fresh roasted peanuts or toasted ants, can motivate our behaviour. For each motive we can ask “How is it pushed by our inborn physiological needs and pulled by incentives in the environment?”