PSYC 223 Lecture 12: PSYCH 223 LECTURE 12
5 Feb 2017
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How much control we believe we have in our lives. Determined by our beliefs and our abilities about the world. Two kinds of expectances contribute to exercise personal control. Efficacy expectation: can i do it? expectation of being able to enact the behaviours one needs in order to cope effectively with the situation at hand: the relationship b/w the person and their behavior. Outcome expectations: expectation that one"s behavior will produce positive outcomes or prevent negative outcomes. Outcome: ends, control; will my behaviour actially work: about the relationship b/w the behavior and the eventual outcome. If you think i can do it and it will work we are highly motivated. Predicts approach behavior: when we do something and master it, we want to. It relates to self-schemas and scripts keep doing it. Predicts avoid behavior: not being efficient at something makes us want to avoid the task, preventing growth: belief in capability to perform task, opposite: self-doubt.
