PEDS303 Lecture Notes - Social Rejection, Normative Social Influence, Relay Race
28 Apr 2013
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Oct 17 and 19 assessment of motivation. When we only study the environment, we don"t give enough credit to the individual. Position: to fully understand motivated behaviour, we need to account for the interaction between the person and the situation. The best way to understand human behaviour is understand the characteristics of the persona nd the environment. Theoretical grounding in affiliation motivation : defined as the concern over establishing, maintaining, or restoring a positive affective relationship with another person (pg. 704) people who are driven to have positive relationships*** know for exams! Approval oriented: the need to gain social approval is stronger than the need to avoid social rejection (healthy motivation) these people love the opportunity to form positive relationships. They conform to the opportunity to have a positive relationship but don"t care if they have that positive relationship. Rejection threatened: the need to avoid social rejection is stronger than the need to gain social approval (unhealthy motivation).
