Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Intrinsic motivation and the 16 basic desires theory

Professor Steven Reiss has proposed a theory that find 16 basic desires that guide nearly all human behavior. These basic desires represent intrinsic desires that directly motivate a person's behavior, and not aimed at indirectly satisfying other desires.
Acceptance, the need for approval
Curiosity, the need to think
Eating, the need for food
Family, the need to raise children
Honor, the need to be loyal to the traditional values of one's clan/ethnic group
Idealism, the need for social justice
Independence, the need for individuality
Order, the need for organized, stable, predictable environments
Physical Activity, the need for exercise
Power, the need for influence of will
Romance, the need for sex
Saving, the need to collect
Social Contact, the need for friends (peer relationships)
Status, the need for social standing/importance
Tranquility, the need to be safe
Vengeance, the need to strike back

2 Comments:

Blogger Kang said...

A mucha mucha gente le faltan muchos de esos deseos... y a mi tb, pero supongo que no hará falta tenerlos todos, sino que bastará con un equilibrio de varios.. umm no sé, estoy espeso...

Wednesday, 13 January, 2010  
Anonymous polarscoob said...

Don´t worry, creo que a mi también me falta alguno!

Wednesday, 13 January, 2010  

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