Kin: Motivation Flashcards
Define Motivation
The internal/external forces that produce initiation, direction, and persistence of behavior
What are 3 components of motivation?
- Direction of effort
- Intensity of effort
- Persistance
What is the direction of effort?
Situations that are sought out
What is the intensity of effort?
Amount of time put forth
What is persistence?
Maintaining intensity of effort over a period of time, critical during obstacles
Describe Intrinsic Motivation
Engaging in behviours because of interest or enjoyment
Describe Extrinsic Motivation
Engaging in behaviours in order to obtain rewards outcomes that lie outside the activity itself.
What are the three Approaches to Understanding Motivation for Behavioural change?
- Behavioural Approaches
- Cognitive Approach
- Cognitive Behvioural Approach
Who are the fathers or behaviourism?
Watson and Skinner
What do the behavioural approaches have in common?
They focus on conditioning and say that learning from environment determines people’s actions.
What are the 2 Behavioural Approaches?
Operant Conditioning and Vicarious Conditioning
What is operant conditioning?
Behaviours that are associated with consequences and are learned through reinforcement or punishment following the behviour.
Define Reinforcement
All factors that increase frequency of a behviour
What is Positive reinforcement?
Giving something to increase good behaviour. E.g. A mother gives her son praise (positive stimulus) for doing homework (behavior).
What is negative reinforcement?
Taking away something to increase good behaviour. E.g. Bob does the dishes (behavior) in order to avoid his mother nagging (negative stimulus).
What is a punishment?
Any factor that decreases the frequency of the behaviour. E.g. A child grabs a toy from another child (behavior) and is sent to time out (negative stimulus)
What is Vicarious Conditioning?
Something which only results from observing others and the outcome must be valued by the individual.
What do cognitive approaches have in common?
Emphasize the thoughts, patterns, and cognitive habits as causes of behaviour. It is how you interpret things, rationalize, them, and work things out. Teaches people to use rational thought and logic.