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Intrinsic Motivation

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done for its own sake 
I read because I like reading 
class because enjoy material
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Extrinsic Motivation

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Outside Motivators
I read because I will get stickers
class because you can get college credit

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Industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology

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applies motivational principles to make workers and companies more efficient, productive, and improve wellbeing (I know, I know and incorrect series)

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Ethologists

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Study animal behavior in natural setting

instinct

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Instinct Theories

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ethologists

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Instinct

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innate/preprogrammed behavior that is released as a response to a stimulus
unlearned
present in practically every healthy member of species

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Fixed Action Patterns

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instincts 
manifest in response to environment 
ex. migration 
hibernation 
response to hawk
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trigger feature/sign stimulus

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an environmental event that causes a reaction

hawk eyes cause birds to hide, hawk eyes are the trigger feature

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Sociobiology

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focuses on the role of basic biological mechanisms in motivation
people act in ways that will help them perpetuate their own genes
ex. altruistic suicide

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Evolutionary Psychology

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draws from both sociobiology and ethology
many human behaviors are genetically influenced
applies evolution and natural selection
behaviors serve an adaptive purpose
accounts for differences in mate selection
men choose young, fertile females, women choose men with resources

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Drive theory (drive-reduction theory)

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everyone has fundamental needs that need to be fulfilled
HOMEOSTASIS
need —> drive —> behavior
criticized because it works for like explaining thirst but not like bungee jumping

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Arousal Thoery

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accounts for the tendency to engage in sensation seeking behavior
everyone has an optimal arousal level and works to maintain that

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Yerkes-Dodson Law

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relationship between arousal levels and performance
relationship between states, difficulty, and performance
moderate level is goof for a difficult task, high level better for an easy task

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Incentive Theory

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effect of external factors 
pulled toward behaviors by extrinsic rewards/incentives 
bonus for great work 
or could be avoidance of negative stuff 
Outside factors affect behavior
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Festinger

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Cognitive dissonance

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory

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people want their thoughts and behaviors to match up (like a cognitive homeostasis)
Part of PAWS, help animals
If you are a part of PAWS and you are like mean to bunnies, you will feel anxiety and tension
this dissonance will cause you to wither change attitude or behavior
ex. quit PAWS
or justify (that bunny was really mean)

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Cognitive Congruence

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equilibrium between thoughts and actions

balance between what we feel and how we act

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Abraham Maslow

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HUMANIST= optimistic about human nature

Hierarchy of needs

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Hierarchy of needs

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Everyone has needs, which we all want to satisfy
some are survival (people need food and water)
some are more like philosophicaly

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Self-actualization

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the highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
desire to realize full potential as a human
self-acceptance, wconsider others, creative, individualism
Think: Gandhi, MLK, Bayard Rustin

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Physiological Needs

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lowest level on Maslow’s hierarchy
food and water
Physiological–> physi—> phy —-> f —-> first

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Shelter and Safety

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Second tier of Maslow’s hierarchy
S for seconf
what it sounds look

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Love and Belonging needs

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Third on Maslow’s hierarchy
I love you = three words, third level
people want to be loved and feel love

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Self-esteem needs

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fourth on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
self-esteem —> team—> four letters in team
fourth tier

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Self-determination theory

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humans have “inherent growth tendencies”
most things are done because of intrinsic motivation
people naturally seek out autonomy, competence, and relatedness (CAR)
part of positive psych

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Positive Psychology

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Focuses on how positive emotions contribute to overall health
happy, more likely to help others

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Martin Seligman

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positive psych

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Hostile aggression

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carried out for own sake 
often physical 
knock someone into the wall
reactionary
retaliatory
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Instrumental aggression

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working toward another goal besides aggression
ex. laugh gleefully as people land on your property in monopoly
knock someone over in sports to get to the ball

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Frustration-aggression principle

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when people can’t meet objectives, they become frsutrated and then may lash out
certain factors amplify aggressive tendencies in those inclined toward aggression

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Catharsis

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some say aggression is cathartic
get out aggression through sports, then they won’t act out in dangerous wats
Associated with Freud

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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

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a projective test
people are presented with a photo or picture and asked to tell a story
scored on levels of achievement and motivation

High desire to achieve and low fear of failure, people seek out challenges that are reasonably attainable but difficult
High fear of failure, choose safer options

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Projective test

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people project something about selves on an ambiguous stimulus

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James-Lange Theory

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Physisological then emotional
heart races after veering off a highway, then feel fear
physical creates emotional

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Cannon-Bard Theory (Thalamic Theory)

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simultaneous recognition of physiological changes and awareness of emotion
see bear —> afraid and racing heart at same time
Bard out of a Cannon
can’t be before

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Schachter-Singer Theory (2 factor theory)

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emotional response depends on two things
1. physiological arousal (e.g. heart rate, breathing)
2. Interpret those physical symptoms
butterflies in stomach (nerves before a big game, excitement for a present)
S for situation

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Opponent Process Theories

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First rock climb —> fear and anxiety, after this, don’t return to base but instead have opposing happiness
next time, fear reduced but euphoria can be just as great (or greater)
alternatively, you could crash

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Microexpressions

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very fleeting Ekman

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Are expressions universal?

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six are

happiness, anger, surprise, disgust, sadness, and contempt

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Display rules

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societal norms that govern expression of emotions

ex. guy at UCLA and guy in Japan

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Facial feedback hypothesis

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forces a smile, more likely to make someone happier

induce emotions through physical manipulations

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Selye q

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stress researcher

GAS

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General Adaption Syndrome

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people go through three basic stages of stress
alarm
resistance
exhaustion

alarm- fight or flight in response to a threat
resistance- attempt to fight or cope with stressor while body stays in same state as before
exhaustion- if stressor is not removed, can face extreme exhaustion

GAS is ARE

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Primary Appraisal

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Lazarus

first evaluate how stressful an event is to us

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Secondary appraisal

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judge whether and how we can cope with stress

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Approach-approach conflict

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two equally good options

fate or hang out with friends

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avoidance-avoidance

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two equally unattractive optiosn

dentist- fear of appointment but rotting teeth

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approach-avoidance

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a situation has both good and bad qualities
like a program at a college, but it is expensive
love dance, hate the teacher
love someone, but don’t want commitment

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Multiple approach avoidance conflicts

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love someone, but fear of commitment AND they have a lot of money, but that could make you feel guilty. Your parents like them, but theirs don’t like you
many factors at play

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Sexual Response Cycle

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four stages of sexual responding dedscribed by Masters and Johnson 
Excitement 
Plateau 
Orgasm
Resolution 
EPOR

rope backwards
knots

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Triphasic Model

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Desire *********
Excitement
Orgasm
head in game

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Leptin

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a hormone

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Lateral Hypothalamus

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start eating

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Ventromedial hypothalamus

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feel satiated

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OBesity

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at least 20% other medicallt ideal body weight

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set point

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the weight a person’s body settles at

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Erotic Stimuli

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learn that it is sexually arousing

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Amygdala

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emotional memories and anger

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Which region of the brain controls emotions?

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right hemisphere

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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increase heart rate, breathing, sweaty palms, dry mouth

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Hormones in endocrine

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adrenaline and noradrenaline

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Nuerotransmitters in endocrine

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epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Facial Affect Program

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Ekman

people innately respond to the same emotions with the same facial expressiosn

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anorexia nervosa

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self-starvation

One commonly used threshold for diagnosing is failure to maintain at least 85% of what is normal

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Bulimia nervosa

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compulsive binge eating followed by purging

weight fluctuations generally in normal range

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Goleman

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marshmallow tst

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Emotional Intelligence

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ability to understand with and empathize with otehrs

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Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love

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attachment to others
can be romantic or not
1. intimacy- emotion —> close feelings
2. passion - motivation —> physical and sexual attraction
3. commitment- cognition –> decision to remain

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Mental Filtering

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filter out good and focus on bad

70
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Coping with stress

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general strategies

a. distraction
b. rehearsal
c. social support
d. other

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Problem focused on coping

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strategy get a paper done, make a schedule

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Emotion focused coping

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talk to a teacher, gonna be upset, how to take it in, take a breath
anti-anxiety technique

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Psychological reaction to stress

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interaction between a person’s temperament

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stress

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emotional and physical response to a challenge

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sadness

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mild, relatively brief response
get over soon
like loss of a sock

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grief

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long term. longer lasting feeling of despondency
deep well of despair
doesn’t always lead to depression

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disgust

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avoid
protective emotion
taste aversion

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Anxiety

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general, hard to identify

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Fear

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something specific, specific threat

80
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sexual motivation

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factors that encourage sexual motivation
a. need to reproduce
b. sexual arousal =many factors in humans
erotic stimuli- learn that it is sexually arousing

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need for power

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control

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need for affiliation

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need to belong, bonds, attachment is one kind

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need for achievement

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TAT

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Personnel Psychology

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sub field of I-O psych that focuses on employee recruit, selection, placement, training

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competence

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mastery of a skill

part of Self-determination theory

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autonomy

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do for self part of self-determination theory

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relatedness

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connection to others (part of self-determination)

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