EDUC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Chiropractic, Learned Helplessness, Social Comparison Theory
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Self-efficacy: "beliefs in one"s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations" (bandura, 1995, p. 2). the degree of confidence you feel in performing a task. Distinctions in considering self-efficacy: outcome versus efficacy. Self-efficacy beliefs tend to decline as they go through school. Attribution theory (weiner/dweck): maintains that expected performance depends upon the perceptions that the individual holds for the causes of their success or failure. Achievement motivation (mcclelland and atkinson): individuals are motivated by two desires: to achieve (excel) and to avoid failure. resultant motivation: the tendency that is stronger given a need to achieve and a need to avoid failure. Basic premise: people differ in their felt need for success and to avoid failure. Motivation = perceived probability of success x incentive value of success (extent to which the person (how much the reward is expects to gain the reward) valued)
