The Power of Motivation: Crash Course Psychology #17

Feeling motivated? Even if you are, do you know why? The story of Aaron Ralston can tell us a lot about motivation. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank tells us Ralston's story, as well as 4 theories of motivation and some evolutionary perspectives on motivation.

--
Chapters:
Introduction: Motivation 00:00
What is Motivation? 1:08
Evolutionary Perspective: Instincts 1:29
Drive-Reduction Theory: Homeostasis & Incentives 2:37
Optimal Arousal 3:39
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 4:49
How Sex Motivates Us 5:29
How Hunger Motivates Us 6:32
Effects of Hunger & Starvation 7:59
How Social Belonging Motivates Us 9:33
Review & Credits 10:34
--

Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?

[keegan]

Irony: when you watch a video about motivation because you're feeling unmotivated to study for finals.

[CoryRPowers]

New favorite quote when I'm with someone and hungry. "My need is food. My drive is hunger. My drive reduction behavior is burrito."

[EllaReneeL]

motivation = something i have none of right now

[cabehijo]

Thumbs up if this guy has helped you in your test on more than one occasion

[_tay.tay_]

" Others may be satiated by an engaging book or a new knitting pattern"

* stops mid knitting stitch * How did you...

[ThatRandomBlackGuy]

my motivation to watch this video was to finish my homework to get a passing grade xD last-minute i might add

[srushtipatil]

most of the times i eat because i m bored

[NikolajLepka]

gotta love the "pizza is a vegetable" joke

[deadpoolregeneratedegenera]

He says air is essential. If true, why does he never stop to take a breath?
Impressive.

[ThatGuyYouArent]

This video just made me realise why my academic performance dropped in my final year of university. Paradoxically, this knowledge is both devastating and relieving.

[shobanana]

How does he keep talking without even a breath in between? omg, I think he has no need for a very basic need, air!!

[zaraaha.]

At 3:50 when you were explaining the definition of optimum arousal, you labeled it as drive reduction theory. In the end this was a great video :) It REALLY HELPED ME STUDY

[crashcourse]

The Power of Motivation: Crash Course Psychology #17

[SyrupSplash]

My optimal arousal is watching Crash Course Psychology

[ZoggFromBetelgeuse]

Sex, hunger, the need to belong... okay, but aren't you forgetting the most basic need of modern Earthlings: The need for Wifi?

[EmperorOfCookies]

This was absolutely great! I think learned more in 11minutes than in one hour of school :)

[Axolotine]

Was going to watch this video but meh... I don't feel motivated enough.

[electrolyteblend]

8:45 I love that they put pizza as the vegetable

[erikslapins]

It would have been kind of funny if Freud slowly appeared and disappeared from the edge of the video player when Hank said that one of the main motivators is sex.

[avivafeldman]

There is a typo at 3:51. It should say Optimal Arousal, not Drive-Reduction Theory. CrashCourse