Explain the instinct approach to motivation.

The instinct theory of motivation refers to the concept that all humans are evolutionarily designed in a way that helps them survive. People are born with innate traits that allow them to behave naturally. These are instincts that drive a person's decisions and behaviors. An instinct is a species-specific pattern of behaviors that is innate, not learned.

Suppose motivation is the reason a person behaves in a certain way, and instincts are their innate traits. In that case, the instinct theory of motivation is that evolutionary traits guide behavior. For example, a person's blood sugar levels help dictate when they eat. When a person forgoes eating for an extended period, their sugar levels can drop; this leads to a hypoglycemic state that can cause shakiness, irritability, and brain fog. This state of mind drives the person to eat to try and remedy the condition. The behavior, eating, is being caused by low blood sugar, an instinctive trait. Humans are motivated to move their bodies back to homeostasis or equilibrium by balancing their bodies with complimentary choices.

The instinct theory of motivation was proposed to understand the motivation behind a person's response to stimuli and scenarios. The instinct theory claims that these concepts are not learned; they are innately developed; this would mean that all humans have the same motivation because they have the same biological marker. People will experience tiredness, hunger, and sex drive. This theory centers around the idea that all behavior is rooted in survival instinct. Sigmund Freud and William James are the two leading psychologists that developed this theory.

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Explain the instinct approach to motivation.

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