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In psychology, a drive theory, theory of drives or drive doctrine is a theory that attempts to analyze, classify or define the psychological drives. A drive is an instinctual need that has the power of driving the behavior of an individual; an "excitatory state produced by a homeostatic disturbance".
Sep 16, 2021 · Put forward by U.S. psychologist Clark Hull in the 1940s, drive reduction theory or drive theory of motivation was conceptualized as a way to explain human learning and motivation. It draws ...
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Jan 1, 2020 · Definition. In Freud’s theory of mind, a drive in a broad sense is the force of psychological motivation. In a narrow sense, it is the force of an active innate mental need. An innate mental need is made active by an impulse of an innate need of the body, and its drive forces the mind to do work to the end of satisfying the mental need.
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Jul 13, 2016 · Drive can be conceptualised as permeating personality-factor space , concerning typical patterns in affect, behaviour, and cognition. In that respect, drive has cross-situational as well as temporal stability, although inevitably linked to motivational states (i.e., variations in motivational level across time and situations).
- Alex B. Siegling, K. V. Petrides
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0157295
- 2016
- PLoS One. 2016; 11(7): e0157295.
Jan 26, 2024 · Drive theory explains the generation and mechanism of behavioral motivation. When the needs of an organism are not met, a drive is produced, which causes a response, the end goal of which is that the needs are met. American physiologist Walter B. Cannon proposed the concept of homeostasis, according to which organisms must maintain the balance ...
Apr 19, 2018 · n. a generalized state of readiness precipitating or motivating an activity or course of action. Drive is hypothetical in nature, usually created by deprivation of a needed substance (e.g., food), the presence of negative stimuli (e.g., pain, cold), or the occurrence of negative events. Drive is said to be necessary for stimuli or events to ...
Drive Reduction Theory. Drive Reduction Theory is a motivational theory in psychology that was first proposed by behaviorist Clark Hull in the 1940s. The theory suggests that the primary force behind human behavior is the need to reduce internal tension, or “drives,” that arises from unmet physiological or psychological needs.
