Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Motivation, Educational Psychology, Controllability
5 Mar 2013
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A psychological state that influences goal-directed behaviour. Regulates the behaviour (involved plans and strategies for achieving the goal) Behaviour is controlled by its consequences (e. g. rewards and punishments) Suggests we can control motivation by controlling the consequences of behaviour. Interlude: the problem with rewards to increase motivation. The first demonstration (with kids who liked playing with magic marker pens). Phase 1: kids were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Group 1: expected a good played award for drawing a picture with pens. Group 2: unexpectedly received the award after drawing a picture with pens. Group 3: didn"t receive any award (control group) Phase 2: reward is removed during free play. Results: group 1 spent half as much time playing with the pens. Rewards can increase intrinsic motivation when given for quality of. If both are high, person will be motivated to achieve goal. If either is low, motivation will be low.
