Public learning track
Achievement Motivation and Cultural Influences
10 lessons
Goal
Analyze the psychological drivers of achievement, mastery, affiliation, and the deep ways culture shapes human motivational systems.
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- The Need to Belong and the Psychology of AffiliationNot started yet
- Ostracism and Social Exclusion Effects on MotivationNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS.912.P.14.6Florida Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Discuss achievement motivation.
- SS.912.P.14.4Florida Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Explain the role of culture in human motivation.
- SS.912.P.14.7Florida Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Discuss other ways in which humans and non-human animals are motivated.
Curriculum Framework
9th Grade · Social Studies · US-FL-SS
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10 lessons
Biological and Evolutionary Theories of Motivation
Explain how biological mechanisms, evolutionary instincts, and homeostatic drives direct human and animal behavior.
2
10 lessons
Cognitive and Humanistic Theories of Motivation
Analyze how thoughts, intrinsic needs, self-determination, and personal growth drive human decisions and behavior.
3
10 lessons
Psychology and Biology of Eating Behavior
Examine the physiological, hormonal, neural, and sociocultural mechanisms that regulate hunger and eating behavior.
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10 lessons
Achievement Motivation and Cultural Influences
Analyze the psychological drivers of achievement, mastery, affiliation, and the deep ways culture shapes human motivational systems.
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10 lessons
Social, Animal, and Specialized Motivational Systems
Explore specialized motivation systems in humans and non-human animals including curiosity, parental care, aggression, sexual motivation, and goal regulation.