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W10 - Motivation Flashcards

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What is motivation?

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thoughts and feelings that motivate action or behaviour

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What is self-determination theory?

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is an empirically based, organismic theory of human behaviour and personality development

  • theory only adapted if strong enough evidence
  • organismic means referring to humans as organisms that need certain things to grow
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What are the mini theories within SDT?

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  1. cognitive evaluation theory
  2. organismic integration theory
  3. causality orientation theory
  4. basic psychological needs theory
  5. goal contents theory
  6. relationships motivation theory
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What is cognitive evaluation theory?

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A theory dealing with the effect of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. It assumes that intrinsically motivated behaviour is affected by a person’s innate need to feel competent and self-determining in dealing with the environment.

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what is organismic integration theory?

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suggests not all behaviours come from within, some are extrinsic, meaning externally motivated

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What is causalty orientation theory?

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same principles as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation but at a personality level
- looked at the influence others had on them

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what is the basic psychological needs theory?

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  • all other theories are loosely based on this one as it ties all of them together
  • positive relationship between satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness)
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Goal content theory?

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  • focus on what you’re chasing in life - wealth, growth, health etc
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relationships motivation theory?

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all other concepts linked but applies them to relationships

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The birth of SDT - soma puzzle research…

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  • Given somas puzzles to do and practice with - originally the motivation for doing it Is intrinsic but then they are offered money making motivation extrinsic
  • they spent more time on the puzzle when the motivation was extrinsic
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What affects does performance related pay have on behaviour?

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in a game

  • objectification of opponent
  • resentment towards the referee
  • anti-social behaviour during games
  • these are the negative effects of extrinsic motivation
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Cognitive evaluation theory 2

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  • ideas about humans doing things because we want to, or we enjoy something and want to learn especially as young children
  • but as beget older, society puts pressures on us to d things for other reasons
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Relationship between competition and motivation

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  • winning and losing affects your intrinsic motivation to continue
  • e.g. win more likely to continue
  • when pressured to win this also affected intrinsic motivation to do the puzzle
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Organismic integration theory 2

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  • ‘humans are active organisms that are fundamentally inclined towards growth, which manifests itself as a predisposition to internalise extrinsically driven behaviour so that it becomes integrated with ones true self’
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What does integrated mean?

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when a behaviour is aligned with the way you see yourself

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What is internalisation?

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  • when socialisation is developed into internalisation
  • we are influenced by the opinions of those around us
  • we tend to try and fit in with what is around us and who they are and what they believe therefore influencing what we internalise
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Types of behavioural regulation?

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external
introjected
identified
integrated

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External regulation?

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  • behaviours lead to reward or the avoidance of punishment

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Introjected regulation?

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  • behaviours carried out to avoid internal sources of guilt/disapproval or contingent pride or approval
  • you take it on board but it is not part of your identity, should do behaviours mostly
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Identified regulation?

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behaviours lead to valued, contingent outcomes

- behaviours lead to value - might not enjoy it but personally value the behaviour

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Integrated regulation?

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  • behaviours that are fully integrated with other aspects of the self
  • the behaviours you do you express them as part of your identity
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Causality orientations theory

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  • the individual difference manifests as a tendency to seek out interesting activities, find values in events and act volitionally
  • involves intrinsically motivated behaviours and externally internalised behaviours
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What are the three orientations of personality?

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  1. autonomous orientation
  2. control orientation
  3. impersonal orientations
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Autonomous orientation?

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  • tendency to seek out interesting activities, find value in events, and to act volitionally
  • internalise things quickly and smoothly
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Control orientation?

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  • tendency to construe events as controlling and pressuring, and focus on rewards, gains and approval
  • not so good at internalisation
  • tendency to be motivated though interjected external events
  • events are controlling to you
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Impersonal orientation?

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  • perceptions of incompetence and experiencing behaviour as out of ones control
  • learned helplessness
  • don’t feel you have control over your life
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What are adaptive growth tendencies?

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  • to be intrinsically motivated
  • to internalise externally related behaviour
  • to develop an autonomous orientation
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What are some fundamental needs?

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  • Autonomy = organ of behaviour coming from within, if you are living in line with your identity you are living autonomously
  • Competence = want to feel competent, effective at what we do
  • relatedness = your social interaction, you want to be resorted, loved, attached to others people
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Link between need satisfaction and wellness

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If your psychological needs are satisfied particularly as a child then you are more likely to be well

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What is psychological need frustration?

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  • Forced to live in ways that do not link to identity
  • rejected by social context
  • don’t feel competent
  • can lead to controlling orientation

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