1.human behaviour is energised and directed by motive,what are this motive?

Answer 1

It could be anything. To quote a good book - motives can include money, sex, fame... and elephants.

Answer 2

I think the question is, what are the motives that potentiate human behavior?

We share many of the same motives with other mammals and animals. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a good place to start. The most fundamental motive is physical survival (breathe, sleep, eat). It is hard to do anything without satisfying physiological needs first.

Next, we need to feel safe. A roof over our heads. Absence of fear of imminent death. Again, not a uniquely human motive, I would guess.

Third, we need to belong to a larger group. Humans are interdependent and rely upon one another for most things (including the lower levels of survival and safety). Again, many animals travel in groups and display distress when separated from their pack. So not a uniquely human motive.

Fourth, we need to feel loved and appreciated (status). Studies with primates demonstrates that they will often select affection over food, so again not uniquely a human enterprise. Most groups of animals have a power hierarchy in which there are leaders and followers.

Maslow's most controversial, and perhaps unqiuely human motive, is self-actualization. Humans need to have answers to existential questions that derive from our ability to turn our attention indward and think about ourselves and the fact that we exist. Why are we here? What is our purpose?

Although Maslow argued that a person could not pursue a higher order motive, such as self-actualization, unless all lower-order motives were satisified, most psychologists don't prescribe to this idea today. People can move around on the hierarchy pretty easily, and ignore a lower-order need for a brief period of time (e.g., eating) while they work on higher-order objectives (e.g., self-actualization).

Answer 3

The quote doesn't mean there is only one motive.
There are various stages that people go through their lives and the current motive will change. The need for procreation doesn't start till after puberty yet the "greed" motive may well have begun already.
It's just as well that there are motives otherwise they'd be no one left in a hundred years time.

Answer 4

The main motive humans have is to survive, reproduce and protect young.

Answer 5

Survival of the fittest.

Or in terms of the modern man....greed, success and money motivate people to rise to the top of the pile.

Answer 6

Our basic motives are easily expained throught the four f's.
They are:
1) Food
2) flight
3.) fight
4.) reproducing

Answer 7

survival
basic needs
luxury
weatly power fame
then well being of all others.

Answer 8

You

Answer 9

...to find security within themselves.