PROFESSIONAL SELF Flashcards
when you do something because you enjoy it, you find it interesting, or because of other personal reasons, it is referred to as ______
intrinsic motivation
if your reason for doing this is for external reward such as to please other people, to earn money, or to avoid negative consequences or other, it is known as ________.
extrinsic motivation
_______ was a well-known social-cognitive psychologist who postulated the theory of self-efficacy
Albert Bandura
_______ is the branch of Psychology that deals with people learning from observing others and interacting with them.
Social cognitive Psychology
_______ literally means the belief of a person that his or her actions are effective or make a difference
Self efficacy
While self-efficacy is the belief that you can succeed in a specific area of your life, ______ is how much control you feel like you have over a situation.
locus of control
People who believe that they have control over a situation have an ________
internal locus of control
people who believe that outside factors have more control over a situation than they do have an ______.
external locus of control
Successful performance and accomplishments increases self-efficacy, while failures diminish them. (True or Flase)
True
3 Internal factors which the individual can control
motivation
self-reflection
forethought
According to ____, it is important to understand the concepts of the fixed mindset and growth mindset because former can be potentially damaging.
Carol Dweck
A _______ refers to the belief that change cannot and does not occur in the brain. Hence, the level of a person’s intelligence cannot change. In other words, a person either has a high or low level of intelligence.
fixed mindset
_____ thrives on challenges and sees failure an opportunity to see the situation in a new perspective.
Growth mindset
Goal Setting Theory
Edwin Locke
This Theory uses clear and challenging goals to increase motivation and improve one’s performance
Goal Setting theory
