rewards and probability of sucess

Question 1

what is prinicple 2.1

Answer 1

in addition to basic survival needs, humans also tend to seek out feelings of autonomy, belonging and competence

Question 2

basic needs

Answer 2

food water partners,
we evolved to detect sugar and get internally rewarded for finding it

Question 3

supernomal stimuli

Answer 3

eg: cake not an apple
can also be beauty standards - non natural

Question 4

supernormal stimuli and birds

Answer 4

• birds prefer large eggs
• geese prefered large fale eggs
• even if it was a volleyball

Question 5

most indviduals have evolved to

Answer 5

seek out certain stimuli that are evolutionaryily necessary for survival of species
- some nuances apply tho eg: asexual

Question 6

supernormal stimuli do what?

Answer 6

hijack evolved cravings and we find the pursuit of them rewarding even if they oversatify the need or provide a flase fulfillment of that need

Question 7

Extrinsic motivators

Answer 7

engaging in an activity to recieve an outcome related to that activity and for the satisfaction offered by that outcome

Question 8

intrinsic motivation

Answer 8

enaging in an activity for the sake of the activity itself nd for the satisfaction inherent to it

Question 9

two factors to every reward

Answer 9

informational aspect : feedback
controlling aspect : external vs internal

Question 10

puzzles and punishments study

Answer 10

do extrinsic motivators impact peoples choice of activity when the extrinsic motivator isn’t present?
- methods : participants solve puzzles -10 mins per puzles, after 4 experiementor leaves the room and participant can do whatever
- intrinsic motivation is measured by how long people play with the puzzle in their free time

Question 11

self determination theory

Answer 11

people have a core need of reaching
1. autonomy :independence and meaningful decisions
2. competence : feeling like they meet some personal standard or desired performance outcome
3. Belonging/relatedness :feeling a sense of connectedness to other people

Question 12

the intrinsic motivation is then linked to the degree..

Answer 12

to which these needs - autonomy, competence, belonging- can be met by enaging in an activity

Question 13

why kids play sports?

Answer 13

top reason: fun, friends skills, not winning
drop out because : overemphasis on winning, not getting to play, boredom

Question 14

applying self determination theory

Answer 14

coworker gets aggressive when you point out a flaw
people who wore masks but opposed mandates
manager hosts an awkward party at work

Question 15

self efficacy

Answer 15

not confidence and self esteem
- situational belief that you can successfully plan and perform specific skills to produce a particular desired outcome
self-efficacy is more situational while confidence is more general and self esteem is not tied to abilities
you can high confience and low self efficacy

Question 16

5 influences on self efficacy

Answer 16

1. personal experience
2. vicarious experience - see someone else
3. verbal persuasion - someone encourages or dis
4. physciological function - sweating and nerves
5. imaginative experience - when you think forward if you can do it

Question 16

improve self efficacy

Answer 16

1ensure early success during practice
- buildup slowly
2finding good role models near your ability
3seek contructive feedback and reflect on prior success
4reinterpreting anxiety and nervousness

Question 17

mental toughness

Answer 17

the capacity for someone to reseach and sustain high levels of performance while under pressure by expanding resilience both phsycially, mentally and emptionally
- ignore interference during performance
- personal accountability
- good coping skill
-control anxiety
- mentally planning

Question 18

mental toughness and pS?

Answer 18

has to do with maintaining pS in the face of adversity

Question 19

adversity is followed by

Answer 19

1 tanking - give up excuses
2. anger - venting
3. choking - good sign
- optiomal stress levels

Question 20

developing mental toughness

Answer 20

16 second cure
practice practice practice
reflect deeply on pastsucess
think before, not during , difficult senarios - plan
positive affirmations

Question 21

fear of failure

Answer 21

avoid failure or capacity for experiencing shame as consequence of failure
- low self efficacy and leads to avoid training decreasing sucess liklihood
similar to performance anxiety
say I don’t know

Question 22

growth mindset vs fixed

Answer 22

rooted in the observation that there tend to be two main groups of students
1. fixed mindset students - believe your abilities are fixed, you only are so smart and can’t change it
2. growth mindset students
- belief that abilities can be changed over time through effort and perseverance\
can be situational - have growth mindset in some areas and not other