Week 5: Motivation Flashcards
What is motivation?
To give reason, incentive, enthusiasm, or interest that causes a specific action or behaviour
What are some examples of intrinsic motivation?
- autonomy
- mastery
- purpose
What are some examples of extrinsic motivation?
- compensation
- punishment
- reward
What is nature vs nurture
How we are motivated by unborn automated behaviours to survive, as well as by learning behaviours from our environment
What two fears are babies born with?
Loud noises and heights
What is the drive reduction theory?
When humans experience a physiological or psychological need, they feel a drive to satisfy that need
What is the arousal theory?
Motivation that is dictated by specific levels of arousal, people have different levels of optimal arousal and are motivated to take actions that help them achieve their optimum level
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
An individuals performance on a task will improve as their arousal level increases but only to a certain point, after optimal level has been reached, further increases in arousal will lead to a decline in performance
What factors does optimal level depend on?
- individual differences
- task complexity
- environmental factors
What is self-transcendence and what model does it link to?
It is the ability to connect to something beyond the ego or to help others find self-fulfilment and realise their potential
What were the three parts of the McClelland model?
- power
- achievement
- affiliation
What was the marshmallow test?
Tested children’s ability and motivation to delay immediate gratification, children who were better at resisting had more successful adult lives
What are some examples of motivation in healthcare?
- salaries
- working and living conditions
- education training/professional development opportunities, etc.
What is the vroom theory?
Incentivising tasks that involve creative highly skilled work slows solution speed, it rewards cloud judgement and reduced compliance, leading to worse performance in creative tasks
What are the three parts of Dan Pink Theory?
- autonomy
- mastery
- purpose
