PSYCH 338 Study Guide - Final Guide: Westjet, Whistleblower, Agreeableness

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 338
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

Facilitates effective performance on complex tasks: when motivated to obtain a desired consequence or extrinsic reward = controlled, at times, extrinsic factors can lead to autonomous motivation when a person internalizes the values associated with a behavior & so they no longer require the extrinsic factor to motivate them to perform the behavior, key aspect of sdt extent to which one"s motivation is autonomous vs controlled, when people think their performance is controlled by the env"t & they perform well only b/c of the money, their intrinsic motivation suffers, both types of rewards can enhance work motivation. Job rotation helps increase the scope of an individual"s job o o o o o o o. Lower work family stress, satisfaction, autonomy, trust issues with the company o o o o o o o. This theory better predicts job satisfaction than job performance o o o o o o o o.