PSYC 3420H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ted (Conference), Reinforcement, Cognitive Evaluation Theory
24 Jun 2015
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Chapter outline: intrinsic motivation, benefits of intrinsic motivation, persistence, creativity, conceptual understanding/high quality learning, optimal functioning and well-being, extrinsic motivation, external regulation of motivation. Incentives o: reinforcers, managing behaviour by offering reinforcers, consequences. Supress undesirable behaviour: costs of rewards o o o, cognitive evaluation theory. Lecture outline: contrast intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, explain the psychological origins of intrinsic motivation, discuss the benefits of an internally motivated state, explain how extrinsic motivation is generated through; Incentives, consequences and rewards o o: critically discuss the motivational implications for the use of rewards and punishers; Not on test: not on test, introduction, ted talk, intrinsic motivation. Inherent desire to engage one"s interests and to exercise one"s capacities o and, in doing so, to seek out and master optimal challenges. Emerges spontaneously from psychological needs and innate strivings for growth themselves. Experience intrinsic motivation because they have needs within. When nurtured: give rise to the experience of psychological need satisfaction (ex: interesting, fun, enjoyable)
