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Motivation and Emotion — Syllabus

CBSE · Class 11 · Psychology

What Motivation and Emotion covers in CBSE Class 11 Psychology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the CBSE Class 11 Psychology syllabus.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 11 Psychology · 2026-27

Topics in Motivation and Emotion

1

Nature of Motivation

  • Motivation explains what moves behaviour.
  • The term motivation is derived from the Latin word 'movere', meaning movement of activity.
  • Instincts, drives, needs, goals, and incentives come under the broad cluster of motivation.
2

Types of Motives

  • There are two broad types of motives: biological and psychosocial.
  • Biological motives are also known as physiological motives and are guided mostly by physiological mechanisms of the body.
  • Psychosocial motives are primarily learned from an individual's interactions with environmental factors.
3

Biological Motives

  • The biological approach is the earliest attempt to explain motivation.
  • Food intake is regulated by a complex feeding-satiety system located in the hypothalamus, liver, and other body parts, along with external cues.
  • Hunger is influenced by stomach contractions, low glucose in blood, low protein, fat stores, and cues such as smell, taste, and appearance of food.
4

Psychosocial Motives

  • Psychosocial motives are learned through family, neighbourhood, friends, relatives, and other social interactions.
  • Need for affiliation means seeking other human beings and wanting to be close to them both physically and psychologically.
  • Affiliation involves motivation for social contact.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Motivation and Emotion

MotivationTypes of MotivesBiological MotivesPsychosocial MotivesMaslow's Hierarchy of NeedsNature of EmotionsExpression of EmotionsCulture and Emotional Expression

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Key topics in Motivation and Emotion include Nature of Motivation, Types of Motives, Biological Motives, Psychosocial Motives. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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