PSQF 1075 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Test Anxiety, Self-Actualization, Central Tendency

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
• Course: PSQF 1075
• Professor: Mitchell Kelly

Document Summary

Motivation : what impels individuals to behave, think, and feel the way they do, especially regarding the activation and direction of their behavior. Intrinsic motivation: motivation associated with activities that are their own reward. The internal desire to be competent and to do something for its own sake. Extrinsic motivation: the desire to accomplish something in order to obtain external rewards or to avoid external punishments. Behavioral: the belief that students are motivated primarily by a desire to gain reinforcers or avoid punishments. Humanistic perspective: emphasizes motivation as choice, self-determination, and striving for personal growth (self-actualization) Cognitive approach: people are motivated by acquiring understanding of external events. Social learning view: combines behavioral and cognitive approaches. Expectancy x value: explains motivation by individuals expectation for success combined with their valuing the goal. If one is low, then there is not motivation. Teaching efficacy: a teacher"s belief that he/she can reach the most difficult students and help them learn.