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This document provides an introduction to motivation theory in psychology, specifically discussing push and pull motivation. It defines motivation as what initiates and guides goal-oriented behaviors. Push motivation involves forcing oneself to complete undesirable tasks to achieve goals or satisfy needs, using examples like studying long hours to improve grades. Pull motivation involves feeling drawn toward incentives like a fan attending a favorite band's concert. Famous examples are given to illustrate both push and pull motivation.

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Psychology PPT 3

This document provides an introduction to motivation theory in psychology, specifically discussing push and pull motivation. It defines motivation as what initiates and guides goal-oriented behaviors. Push motivation involves forcing oneself to complete undesirable tasks to achieve goals or satisfy needs, using examples like studying long hours to improve grades. Pull motivation involves feeling drawn toward incentives like a fan attending a favorite band's concert. Famous examples are given to illustrate both push and pull motivation.

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INTRODUCTION TO

PSYCHOLOGY

PUSH AND PULL THEORY


OF MOTIVATION WITH
EXAMPLES
WHAT IS MOTIVATION?

•Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and


maintains goal-oriented behaviors.
•It is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass
of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain
knowledge.
•is frequently used to describe why a person does
something. It is the driving force behind human
actions.
•There are two types of motivation
I. Push Motivation
II. Pull Motivation
PUSH THEORY OF
MOTIVATION
• Push motivation is a behavior that an individual forces themselves to
complete in order to satisfy a need or achieve a goal.
• Pushing away things we don’t want is a natural behavior for humans.
We are motivated to change away from a painful or undesired state.
People can be highly motivated to make huge efforts in an effort to
avoid and reduce painfully unwanted scenarios.
• Push motivators are external forces.
EXAMPLES:
Staying late and missing dinner with your family to complete some
research
Studying long hours for weeks in a row in order to improve your grades
An athlete who pushes themselves in order to break a record
EXAMPLE – APJ ABDUL KALAM

• Born on 15 October 1931


• Sold newspapers to
supplement his family’s income
• Aerospace engineering in
Madras Institute of Technology
• Missile man of India
• Former president of India
• Wings of fire
• Padma Vibhushan and Bharat
Ratna
• Died on July 27, 2015
APJ ABDUL KALAM
EXAMPLE- JK ROWLING

• Born on July 31st,1965


• Graduate from
University of Exeter
• Known all over the
world for giving us the
Magical story of Harry
Potter.
• Suffered from
depression
• Faced lot of Rejection
JK ROWLING
OTHER EXAMPLES
PULL THEORY OF MOTIVATION
• Pull motivation is a behavior that an individual feels drawn
towards.
• Things that are incentives pull us towards them because the desire
for them comes from within ourselves.
• Pull incentives stem from internal forces
• EXAMPLES:
A fan who is drawn to the concert of his favorite band
A customer who sees shoes in a shop window that they cant resist
buying
An art student who cant stop paintingout of a passion for it
EXAMPLE - STEVE JOBS

• Born on February 24, 1955 in


San Francisco, California.
• Dropped off after one
semester in college
• Fascinated with computers
• CEO of Apple in 1997
• Inspiration for everyone
• Died in Palo Alto on October
5th, 2011
STEVE JOBS
EXAMPLE - MALALA
YOUSAFZAI

Born on 12 July 19997


Activist fir female education
Youngest Nobel prize laureate
Shot by a Pakistani Taliban
gunman
Hit in head with a bullet
The most famous teenager in
the world
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
OTHER EXAMPLES
B.NAGA SHREYA-
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P.NIHARIKA REDDY-
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RAGHUPATHI-20FMUCHH010464
MOVVA BADRISH-
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SAI SOHAN-20FMUCHH010844

THANK YOU

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