E PSY 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Cognitive Theory, Motivation, Behaviorism
10 May 2020
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Motivation: is an inner state that energizes, directs, and sustains behavior. It"s a sense of intending to that directs people"s actions towards particular goals. Behaviorism: motivation is often the result of drives, internal states caused by a lack of something necessary for optimal functioning. Humanism: people have within themselves a tremendous potential for psychological growth, and they continually strive to fulfill that potential. When given a caring and supportive environment, people strive to understand themselves, to enhance their abilities, and to behave in ways that benefit both themselves and others. Self worth theory: one way to maintain and possibly enhance self-worth is to be successful in daily activities. But curiously, when learners suspect that they may fail at an activity, they sometimes do things that make failure even more likely (e. g. , procrastinating until the last minute). Expectancy value theory:motivation for performing a particular task is primarily a function of two variables.
