week4 Flashcards
Intrinsic motivation: what 4 factors influence motivation
curiosity, challenge, control and recognition
How can curiosity affect motivation?
pushes us to explore and learn for the sole pleasure of learning and mastering
How can challenges affect motivation?
Being challenged helps us work at a continuously optimal level work toward meaningful goals
control affecting motivation
Comes from our basic desire to control what happens and make decisions that affect the outcome
recognition and motivation
innate need to be appreciated.
Why we do what we do Intrinsic motivation
because of the interest and enjoyment in the task itself
why we do what we do extrinsic motivation
because of the outcome that will result by doing a task
psychological need defined
An inherent source of motivation that generates the desire to interact with the environment to advance personal growth, social development, and psychological well-being
Psychological need: people are inherently active. What does this mean
means there’s always in active exchange with their environment
Engagement affects psychological needs
need satisfaction increases initiative, effort, enthusiasm and planning
personal growth and psychological need
need satisfaction increases personal development
intrinsic motivation and need satisfaction
Need satisfaction increases how interesting and how enjoyable the task is
Internalization and need for satisfaction.
Need satisfaction increases volitional engagement in uninteresting tasks
Need satisfaction and health.
Need satisfaction increases a health-promoting lifestyle.
Intrinsic motivation: psychological need satisfaction requires three things
autonomy, competence, relatedness
Autonomy defined
autonomy support from the environment and ones relationships
competence defined
confidence support from the environment and ones relationship
relatedness defined
support from the environment and one relationship
Autonomy actually definined
psychological need to experience self-direction and personal endorsement in the initiation and regulation of ones behaviour
Hallmarks of autonomy
violation, inner endorsement (ownership of behaviour)
Perceived autonomy has 3 essential factors
internal perceived locus of causality, volition (feeling free) and perceived choice over one’s actions
internal perceived locus of causality
individuals understanding of the causal source of his or her motivated actions
volition
heartfelt and unpressured willingness to engage in an activity
perceived choice over one’s actions
A subjective experience to decide or not to decide what one will do