Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Motivation, Cooperative Learning, Intelligence Quotient
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Reading topic: cognitive processes in learning (chapter 5) Lecture topics: motivation in the classroom, teacher expectancy affects, cooperative learning. A psychological state that influences goal-firected behaviour. Activates the behaviour (causes it to begin) Regulates the behaviour (involves plans and strategies for achieving the goal) Behaviour is controlled by its consequences (e. g. rewards and punishments) Can control motivation by controlling the consequences of behaviour: The problem with using rewards to increase motivation. First demonstrated with kids who liked playing with magic marker pens. Phase 1: kids assigned to one of 3 groups: Group 1: expected a good player award for drawing a picture with pens, Group 2: unexpectedly received the award drawing a picture, Phase 2: reward is removed during free play. Results: group 1 spent half as much time playing with pens. Expected rewards undermined intrinsic motivation to continue the activity (when the rewards were subsequently removed!)