Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Motivation, Value Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Psychology in the classroom: ch. 5- psychology in education: Lots of definitions, but almost all have one common element: a psychological state that influences goal- directed behavior . I just can"t wait to begin! more motivated, activating behaviour. Students who continues to work on a task despite obstacles. Regulates the behavior (involves plans and strategies for achieving the goal) I"m ready to begin, and i know exactly what i have to do . Behavior is controlled by it"s consequences (i. e. rewards and punishments) Can control motivation by controlling the consequences of behavior reward desired behavior (to increase motivation) punish undesired behavior (to decrease motivation) Interlude: the problem with using rewards to increase motivation. First demonstrated with kids who liked playing with magic marker pens. Phase 1: kids assigned to one of three groups: Group 1: expected a good player award for drawing a picture with pens, Group 2: unexpectedly received the award after drawing the picture,