Which of the following criteria did mcguire use to divide motivation into four main categories?

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The directive, information-processing aspects of the personality are described in terms of eight successive steps: exposure, perception, comprehension, agreement, retention, retrieval, decision making, and action. Each of these steps is illustrated by recent psychological research. The dynamic, motivational aspect of human personality is described more briefly in terms of 16 basic human motives that have received attention in recent psychological research.

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McGuire’s Psychological Motivations is a classification system that organizes theories of motives into 16 categories. The system helps marketers to isolate motives likely to be involved in various consumption situations.

Categories[edit]

McGuire first divided the motivation into two main categories using two criteria:

  1. Is the mode of motivation cognitive or affective?
  2. Is the motive focused on preservation of the status quo or on growth?

Then for each division in each category he stated there is two more basic elements.

  1. Is this behavior actively initiated or in response to the environment?
  2. Does this behavior help the individual achieve a new internal or a new external relationship to the environment?

Divisions of categories[edit]

  1. Cognitive Preservation Motives a. Need for Consistency (active, internal)b. Need for Attribution (active, external)c. Need to categorize (passive, internal)d. Need for objectification (passive, external)
  2. Cognitive Growth Motives a. Need for Autonomy (active, internal)b. Need for Stimulation (active, external) c. Teleological Need (passive, internal)d. Utilitarian Need (passive, external)
  3. Affective Preservation Motives a. Need for Tension Reductionb. Need for Expression (active, external)c. Need for Ego Defense (passive, internal)d. Need for Reinforcement (passive, external)
  4. Affective Growth Motives a. Need for Assertion (active, internal)b. Need for Affiliation (active, external)c. Need for Identification (passive, internal)d. Need for Modeling (passive, external)

See also[edit]

  • Inoculation theory

References[edit]

  • Hawkins, D, Mothersbaugh, D, & Best, R (2007). Consumer Behaviour: Building Marketing Strategy. New York City: McGraw-Hill.
  • Loudon, D. L. & Della Bitta, A. J. 1993. Consumer Behavior: Concepts and applications. 4th ed. Singapore: McGraw-Hill. p 326-328.

10/19/20201CHAPTER 10MOTIVATION, PERSONALITY,AND EMOTIONTHU NGUYENLEARNING OBJECTIVES1.Define motivation and summarize the motivation sets put forth byMaslow and McGuire2.Articulate motivation’s role inconsumer behavior and marketing strategy3.Define personality and the various theories of personality4.Discuss how brand personality can be used in developing marketingstrategies5.Define emotions and list the major emotional dimensions6.Discuss how emotions can be used in developing marketing strategies12

10/19/20202THE NATURE OF MOTIVATIONMotivation is the reason for behavior.Amotive is a construct representing anunobservable inner forcethatstimulates and compels a behavioral response and provides specificdirection to that response.A motive is why an individual does something.Need and motivation are often used interchangeablyNeeds and motives influence what consumers perceive as relevant andalso influence their feelings and emotionThere are numerous theories of motivation, and many of them offer usefulinsights for the marketing manager.THE NATURE OF MOTIVATION (CONT.)Two useful motivation theories:1.Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:a macro theory designed to account for mosthuman behavior in general terms.Is based on four premises:1. All humans acquire a similar set of motives through genetic endowment andsocial interaction.3. The more basic motives must be satisfied to a minimum level before othermotives areactivated.2. Some motives are more basic or critical than others.4. As the basic motives become satisfied, more advanced motives come intoplay.34

10/19/20203THE NATURE OF MOTIVATION (CONT.)2.McGuire’s Psychological Motives: a fairly detailed set of motives used to accountfor specific aspects of consumer behavior.McGuire first divides motivation into four main categories using two criteria:1. Is the mode of motivation cognitive or affective?2. Is the motive focused on preservation of the status quo or on growth?Cognitive motivesfocus on theperson’s needfor being adaptively oriented towardthe environment and achieving a sense of meaning.Affective motivesdeal withthe need to reach satisfying feeling statesand toobtainpersonal goals.Preservation oriented motivesemphasize the individual asstriving to maintainequilibriumGrowth motivesemphasize development.THE NATURE OF MOTIVATION (CONT.)2.McGuire’s Psychological Motives (cont.):Four main categories are then further subdivided on the bases of sourceand objective of the motive:3. Is this behavior actively initiated or in response to the environment?4. Does this behavior help the individual achieve a new internal or anew external relationship to the environment?56

10/19/202041. Cognitive Preservation MotivesNeed for Consistency (active, internal)Need for Attribution (active, external)Attribution TheoryNeed to Categorize (passive, internal)Need for Objectification (passive, external)McGuire’s Psychological Motives10-7THE NATURE OF MOTIVATION (CONT.)

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