Exam 3 Flashcards
intrinsic motivation
the natural human tendency to seek out and conquer challenges. E.g, motivated by the love/passion
extrinsic motivation
when we do something to earn something (playing a sport because your parents pay you etc)
Maslow’s needs hierarchy
Maslow’s seven levels of human needs from basic physiological requirements to the need for self actualization.
attribution theory
The reasons we give for our successes and failures
dimensions of locus and stability
internal and external and it examines if the cause is likely to change
relationship to self-esteem and motivation
Person high in self esteem success attributed to internal causes. Expectancies for success this is true whether succeed or failed in original task. v
Low self esteem: success attributed to luck and failures to lack of skill or ability
entity and incremental views of ability; effects on behavior
entity views of ability
incremental views of ability
effect on behavior
Maslow’s Hierarchy Needs
Physiological Needs, safety needs, love and belongingness, esteem needs, cognitive needs, aesethics needs, self actualization
expectancy x value x cost
explanation of motivation; motivation is the product of two main forces (expectation of reaching goal x value of the goal) motivation is the product of these two because if one has a zero value (motivation or value) motivation will be 0.
Cost: what pushes away when value is not zero. cost is what factors push us away from motivation.
focus on mastery and performance goals
mastery goals:
performance goals:
goal orientation theory
the reasons we pursue goals and the standards we use to evaluate progress.
basic profiles of mastery-oriented
Students focus on the task rather than their ability
Generate solution-oriented strategies
High need to achieve
failure-avoiding, failure-accepting students; effects on behavior
Failure avoiding: FEAR failure, unrealistic goals. Only feel as good as last grade, never develop a true self efficacy. employ self handicapping language
Failure accepting: EXPECT failure, no goal-setting
Effect on behavior: failure avoiding students never develop a true self efficacy. employ self handicapping strategies. can lead to become failure accepting student
learned helplessness
the expectation, that based on previous experiences with a lack of control, that all of ones efforts will lead to failure.
strategies to encourage motivation and thoughtful learning
provide multiple goals (small), different assessments types to encourage and foster success. provide constructive feedback, teach how learning is incremental not entity.
