IAT 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Problem Gambling, Impulse Control Disorder, Card Counting
29 Mar 2018
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Intrinsic motivation = performing an action or behaviour because you enjoy the activity itself (watching a. Extrinsic motivation = performing an action or behaviour in order to receive an external reward or outcome. Example: why do you attend class: to fulfill my breadth requirements (your studying behaviour is driven by external reward. Your behaviour is extrinsically motivated). working hard to know about game design. : because i am interested to learn about game design (your motivation originates inside of you because you are. Mastery - challenge (complex skills: social skills and probability) To a lesser extent: achievement - power (the more chips the better) The perils of pleasure: the problem is that pleasure makes people nervous. Why is gaming seen as addictive = recent brain imaging research is showing that they affect the brain"s frontal cortex- which controls executive functioning, including impulse control - in exactly the same way that cocaine does. (new.
