Articles
- Category: Motivation
- Written by BRC Staff
There are two models of motivation, the behavior modification and the expectancy model. The expectancy model shows that motivation is a by-product of how much a person would want something and the possibility that a particular action would lead to it. The formula for this model is V x E = M (valence X expectancy = motivation). Valence is known as strength or power of a person’s performance for one possible outcome in connection to others. Expectancy on the other hand is considered as strength of belief that a specific act that has been done shall be followed by a particular outcome/s.
Behavior modification says that the behavior itself depends on its consequences; it may be achieved through “operant condition”. The approaches may include negative and positive reinforcement, extinction and shaping; punishment is seldom used, reinforcement on the other hand is either partial or continuous. One criticism attached to this model is that it manipulated people and it is not working well with complex work-environment.
Motivation, although considered as a dominant intrinsic urge in a person, the leader of the group may still guide the means and ways by which the members or followers may be able to satisfy their needs. It is not easy to motivate a person because he is guided by unconscious motivation or expressed motivation as well as multiplicity of motivational sequences.
