PSY 3109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Motivation, Overjustification Effect, Goal Setting
23 Jan 2020
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Concerned with finding what works" rather than exaploring and understanding. Overjustification effect": i once did the task because i enjoyed it, but now. Intrinsic: completing a task for interest and enjoyment. Failure has serious implications, task are chosen to avoid it. Goal: a specific statement of what the individual is trying to accomplish. It is more specific and easily operationalized than a plan. *combination of goals + feedback = peak motivation. Self-set goals produce greater motivation than assigned goals do. People with entity theory of intelligence set easy goals to avoid failure. Mental stimulation: representation of some event or series of events (different from planning in that it makes things seem real by creating images) Specifies where, when and how (more specific the better) Beliefs about probability of successful performance on a task. Persuasion and encouragement from others (specific, concrete instructions) Exerting control over one"s own actions by setting goals and self-administered incentives.
