... in contrast, if we are in a sad or perhaps bad mood, our outlook is probably not going to be very good either. There are several different theories that give insight to what motivates people's actions. Besides being an instinctual one of survival, or drive theory, it is said that an arousal theory describes a person's level of motivation being directly proportional to the level deemed necessary for the activity. Different from drive theories that have their source in internal cues as the reason for motivating, there is a perspective that puts the emphasis not on the aspects that result in a certain motivation, but rather a motivation brought about in order to get something. This expectancy theory focuses more on a desired outcome as being the motivation for an action. In the goal-setting theory, people are known to behave more productively when given a task to complete (Baron 373-375). ...

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