External Needs Flashcards
Self-determination continum; what are the four types of external motivation on a scale from least autonomous to most
Amotivation; no internal / external
External regulation : only for incentive
Introjected regulation ; do this as I should
Identufied regulation ; I see the value and benefit of this so I do it for me
Integrated ; I do this as it’s part of who I am as a person
Instrinsic motivation ; full autonomy
Cognitive evaluation theory
Is the feedback/ given from any external event that which is informational in nature or controlling. Informational yields to internal locus of causality and less conpetence. Control leads to external locus of control less conpetencem
What are good and bad ways to get someone to do an uninteresting task
Bad : external regulation incentive : they depend on reward in future and are compliant with minimal quality of learning function .
Instead : explanatory rationales and interest -enhancing strategy
What is intrinsic motivation and how is it related to psychological needs ?
The inherent need to seek out novelty challenge extent capabilities explore and learn and emerge from innate need for growth through autonomy, competence, and relatedness satisfaction
Benefits of intrinsic motivation
Promotes growth, more engagement, creativity, more conceptual understanding / high quality learning, more flexibility in learning, happier more productive more well adjusted
Negative effects of extrinsic motivation
Undermine intrinsic motivation, promotes Compliance only , requires dependency on rewards for work( expected and tangible rewards worse as unexpected intangible better ,) I tergers with autonomy and self regulation and motivationallynempty humans, distracts attention away from importance of tasks, better ways to promote task adherence than bribery,
The study of extrinsic motivation cebtrs around
Incentive punishment and reward
An environmental object that occurs before a behavior that attracts or repels the individual to engage or not engage
Incentive
Ab attractive environmental object that occurs at end of behavior to increase prob it re occurs
Reward
Issues with rewards
Interferes with quality of learning, leads then to quit after rewards obtained, rewards make learner susceptible to frustration
Externally provided rationales
Increase internalization, valuing, and identified regulation
Ways to enhance interest in activity
Adding stimulation, setting a goal to strive to, and emeding activity in fantasy
Factors of a motivation
Lack of autonomy ( no interest in this taskk, no meaning to me )
Lack of relatedness ( I don’t get my team mates or connect )
Lack of competence ( I cant popdo this )