Class 6 Flashcards
intrinsic motivation
motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding
extrinsic motivation
motivation to take actions that lead to reward
conscious motivations
motivations of which people are aware
unconscious motivations
motivations of which people are not aware
need for achievment
motivation to solve worthwhile problems
approach motivation
motivation to experience a positive outcome
avoidance motivation
motivation not to experience a negative outcome
loss aversion
tendency to care more about avoiding losses than about achieving equal-size gains
terror management theory
theory that people cope with their existential terror by developing a cultural worldview
process loss
reduction in group performance due to obstacles created by group processes such as problems of coordination and motivation
problems with group brainstorming
only 1 person can speak
free riding
evaluation apprehension
performance matching
solutions for brainstorming
electronic
alternate between groups and individual
hidden profiles
group members have common and unique information
groups discuss and make decisions
decisions are best if both common and unique are included, but in group brainstorming only common information is focused on
how does expertise factor in
terrorist experiment:
experts did not do better unless their group engaged in colloborative planning
what predicts collective intelligence
sum of individual intelligence (moderately)
BETTER PREDICTORS: good communication equal participation good emotion-reading skills women
