Resta Flashcards
SHORTCOMING
Something i miss
LEWIN- GOAL ORIENTED BEHAVIOUR
Every time we seat a goal a tension system comes into play
ZEIGARNIK- MEMORY
Studies on memory.
Until the goal is reached every feature that is linked to the goal remains in memory
MAHLER- SUBSTITUTE ACTIVITIES
If the substitute activity as a similar goal to the first one, the subject will complete the second one and forget about the first
WICKLUND AMD GOLLOWITZER- SYMBOLS
Feeling of completing yourself through symbols
SELF-DEFINING GOAL
A goal which defines myself as competent in a certain area
INFORMATIONAL SOCIAL INFLUENCE
When people are exposed to an unclear ambiguous situation they use other’s behaviour as a source of information
SHERIFF’S EXPERIMENT
Dark room with little light source.
People conformed their personal estimates to those of other partecipants
PRIVATE ACCEPTANCE
People believe that they behaved in the way they wanted
induced by informational social influence
NORMATIVE SOCIAL INFLUENCE
When in front of other people, a person complies with the social norms
Caused by the desire to be accepted by others
ASCH’S EXPERIMENT- NORMATIVE SOCIAL INFLUENCE
Demonstrates that normative social influence occurs also with people we don’t know
SYMBOLIC SELF- COMPLETION
The need to complete myself through symbols, so I have the illusion that I have reached my self-defining goal.
CSIKSZENTMIHALYI’S FLOW EXPERIENCE
A condition in which we are fully concentrated and focused on what we are doing
AUTOTELIC EXPERIENCE
The reward of the activity we are doing is the activity itself
KUKLA- COST AND MOTIVATION
We are motivated when the cost of doing something is low and the benefits are high
ACH AND HILLGRUBER- DIFFICULTY LAW IN MOTIVATION
The more challenging, the more motivated
FISHBEIN AND AJZEN- MOTIVATION
We are motivated when we have high expectancies and values
BREHM- SELF MOTIVATIONAL INTENSITY THEORY
2 types of motivation:
- Potential motivation: expectancy x values x needs
- Actual motivation: real amount of energy spent
WICKLUND’S THEORY OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC THINKING
in a situation of press 2 coping mechanisms :
- dynamic: situation of fit, person thrives
- static: situation of misfit, person strives
MURRAY’S THEORY OF PRESS
- external
- internal ( sense of duty)
ENERGIES CONSERVATION PRINCIPLE
We adapt our energies to the difficulty of the task
ACTUAL MOTIVATION
A joint function of the magnitude of the potential motivation and the difficulty of the instrumental behaviour
AROUSAL
State of physiological activation
AROUSAL MISATTRIBUTION
Process in making mistakes in attributing causes of arousal
