PSYC 3080 Lecture 6: Lecture 6.doc

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3080
• Professor: Harjinder Gill

Document Summary

Motivation: the extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. The ability to understand & manage one"s own & others" feelings & emotions. Ei predicts performance in a number of areas including job performance & academic performance. Ei predicts job performance above & beyond cognitive ability & the big fivve personality variables. Motivation that stems from the direct relationship between the worker & the task & is usually self-applied. Motivation that stems from the work environment, external to the task & is usually applied by others. A theory of motivation that considers whether people"s motivation is autonomous or controlled. Intrinsic & extrinsic motivation are used to explain what motivates people & whether motivation is autonomous or controlled. Occurs when people are self-motivated by intrinsic factors. When motivation is autonomous, individuals are engaged in a task because they choose to be & their actions are internally regulated.