PSYCH 338 Lecture Notes - Negative Feedback, Call Centre, Linear Function

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 338
• Professor: Doug Brown

Document Summary

Motivation: self-determination theory: content theory, goal setting theory: process theory. Self-interest: pleasure and pain: psychological egoism (self-interest) and hedonism (bring pleasure, avoid pain, fundamental form of motivation. If physiological needs are not met, nothing else will matter. Invariant: everyone is hardwired to see needs in this order: research does not support prepotency/invariant research shows people are motivated by multiple things at once, different people have different order. Importance: changing scientific management other people are motivated by other things. Self-determination theory (deci & ryan: differentiates between three types of motivation, extrinsic motivation: motivation guided by external factors, i. e. money, family disappointment, only motivated as long as extrinsic factor is around less than ideal state of being. Intrinsic motivation: motivation guided by internal factors, i. e. passion, personal enjoyment: amotivation (no motivation) The self-determination continuum: extrinsic and intrinsic fall along continuum can be more or less on either aspect, amotivation: no motivation, extrinsic: external rewards and punishments.