EDUC10057 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Introjection, Job Satisfaction, Overjustification Effect
13 Aug 2020
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Motivation: the purpose or psychological cause of an action schacter (2011) Conditions for growth: flourishing is natural but not automatic. If there are certain contextual conditions that allow us to, we will flourish if there are things that impede it then it wont flourish and they will suffer from illbeing and stress. When external factors pressure ppl to engage in behaviours that they don"t want to - When external factors foster more internalized and intrinsic forms of motivation -> ppl become proactive & engaged. Inherent tendency to seek out novelty and challenges, to extend and exercise one"s capacities, to explore, and to learn. Intrinsic motivation: to act for the inherent satisfaction of the activity, regardless of external reward. Gives us a sense of mastery learn something new. Extrinsic motivation: to act to obtain a separable outcome from the activity. Maybe we feel pressured to do something. External regulation: extrinsic rewards or punishments.
