Is there any theory that links a perceived importance towards an object, the more likely you are to act favorably towards it. If so, what is the name of the theory. Need to relate with my assignment.

EG: The more important you perceive money, the more likely you are to work hard to get more money.

OR

EG: The more favorably you think of dogs, the more likely you are to treat a dog better.


Thanks.

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i think homework is not allowed here but......i'll help cause i am curious also
post the answer here when you've found it.
i assume it is one of the theory to explain motivation...
here you go :
http://www.answers.com/topic/motivation

No, we are not allowed to ask for solutions but we can seek guidance.

Not really about motivation but how positive thoughts create positive action.

Like if you think of colored people favorably, the less likely you are to abuse them racially.

Something like that. : /

This is the opposite of an Indian saying. The more you persue the godess of wealth the more she will ignore you. If you persue her twin sister the godess of wisdom, the goddess of wealth will get jealeous and bless you.

Good luck with your search for the name.

Although most probably kobe8byrant has completed the assignment without much guidance previously from this thread, but just thought I'd give it a try because I felt there was a conspicuous need for a guidance in social psychology composed specifically for kobe8byrant's future needs and general educational purpose.

Very seldom in social psychology does a theory explain a human behavior as a whole. More frequently, multiple theories contribute different theoretical perspectives that focus on various aspects of the same observation process. Thus, theories of motivation/attraction are no exception. And interestingly, at the broadest level, theories of motivation can be categorized into [1] those that view human nature as a striving to maintain cognitive consistency (look-up: Fritz Heider- Balance theory & Jean Piaget- Cognitive Dissonance theory), and [2] those that view human nature as the instinctive pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain (look-up: Sigmund Freud- Pleasure principle & NLP Motivation Direction- Moving Towards/Away From).