PSYC 187 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Goal Setting, Equity Theory, Masculinity
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Motivation concerns conditions responsible for variations in intensity, quality, and direction of ongoing behavior. Person as intentional (motivation x ability ) - situational constraints = performance. Motivation is the most important factor to job satisfaction! Valence: strength of person"s preference for particular outcome. Instrumentality: percieved relationship between performance and attainment of a certain outcome. Expectancy: perceived relationship between effort and performance. Suggests that tension exists when individuals hold incompatible thoughts. Assumes that individuals always seek some sense of balance and will direct their behavior towards seeking that behavior. Equity theory: individuals look at the world in terms of comparative inputs and outputs. Goal setting theory: notion of goal as a motivational force. Belief in one"s capability to perform a specific task or reach a specific goal. Developed and increased by mastery experiences, modeling, social persuasion, and physiological states. Broad consideration of role of intention in motivated behavior and connection between intention and action.
