CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR

SCHOOL OF LAW & GOVERNANCE

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Psychology - I
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PROJECT
Motivation

Under the Supervision of: -Dr. Manglesh Kumar Mangalm

Submitted By:-

Vikky Kumar
B.A. LL.B (Hons.)
5TH Semester (2016-2021)
Enrolment- CUSB1613125058

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 Acknowledgements

I, Vikky Kumar, take extreme pleasure in expressing my profound gratitude towards my Psychology
teacher -Dr. Manglesh Kumar Mangalm for inspiring me and giving me the invaluable guidance and
constant support throughout the course of my project work. I have taken efforts in thus kind project.
However, it would not have been possible without the kind support of my teacher, friends, colleagues
and many more individual persons, writers, college staffs, librarians and other sources of e-resource. I
would like to sincere thanks to all of them.

I thank my parents for providing me everything whatever be required for the completion of this project.

Finally, I would like to thanks all Kith & Kins who are a little bit part in helping me for this kind
project.

Vikky Kumar

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 Table of Content
S.NO. CONTENT PAGE NUMBER
01. Introduction 04
02. Basic motivation process 06
03. Types of motivation 09
04. Theories of motivation 11
05. Conclusion 12
06. Bibliography 14

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 Introduction
Motivation is the basic psychological process. None would deny that it is the most important
process in the more micro approach to organizational behavior. Many people equate the causes
of behavior with motivation. Causes of behavior are much broader and more complex than can
be explained by motivation alone. Hence motivation should never be under-rated. Along with
Perception, Personality and Learning, Motivation is a very important process in understanding
a behavior. It must be remembered that, motivation should not be taken for granted as the only
explanation of behavior. It acts and interacts in conjunction with other mediating process and
the environment. It must also be remembered that like any other mediating processes or
environment, motivation cannot be seen. Motivation is invisible. What all can be seen is the
behavior. Motivation is the hypothetical construct that is used to help explain behavior. Hence
it should never be equated with the behavior. The meaning of motivation: - Today virtually, all
including laymen and scholars have their own definition of motivation, containing one or more
of the following terms: - Desires Wants, Wishes, Aims, Goals, Needs, Drives, Motives and
Incentives. Technically motivation can be traced to the Latin word “Movere” that means ‘to
move’.

Definition: - A motive is an inner state that energizes, actuates, activates or moves (Hence
motivation), that directs or channels the behavior towards the goals. A motive is restlessness, a
lack of you, a force. Once in grip of a motive the organism does something. It most generally
does something to reduce the restlessness, to remedy the lack, to alleviate to mitigate the force.
The key to understanding the motivation seems to lie in the meaning and relationship between
needs, drives and goals. Basic motivation process sets-up drives to accomplish goal. Motivation
describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal. It is an urge to behave or act in
a way that will satisfy certain conditions, such as wishes, desires, or goals. Older theories of
motivation stated that rational thought and reason were the guiding factors in human
motivation; however, psychologists now believe that motivation may be rooted in basic
impulses to optimize well-being, minimize physical pain, and maximize pleasure.

Motivations are commonly separated into drives and motives. Drives are primarily biological,
like thirst, hunger, sleepiness, and the need to reproduce—all of which lead us to seek out and
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take part in certain activities. Drives are believed to originate within a person and may not
require external stimuli to encourage behavior. Motives, on the other hand, are primarily driven
by social and psychological mechanisms, such as work, family, and relationships. They include
factors like praise and approval. Both drives and motives can be manipulated by stimulation
and deprivation. Motivation can be stimulated by uncomfortable or aversive conditions or
events (shocks, loud noise, or excessive heat or cold can motivate us to seek better conditions)
or by attractions to positive or pleasurable conditions or events (such as food or sex). We also
become motivated when we’re deprived of something that we want or need, like adequate
nutrition or social contact.1

Bibliography
Website:
 www.lawctopus.com
 www shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in
 http://youngarenalitigators.blogspot.com

Books:
 Civil Procedure, C.K Takwani
 The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
 Mulla The Code of Civil Procedure

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