PSC 142 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Parenting, Learned Helplessness, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Mastery motivation - an inborn motive to explore, understand, & control one"s environment. Need for achievement (nach) - a learned motive to compete & to strive for success whenever one"s behavior can be evaluated against a standard of excellence. High need - achievers learn to take pride in their ability to meet or exceed high standards. Sense of self - fulfillment motivates them to work hard, be successful, & outperform others. Phases in learning to evaluate performances in achievement situations. Before age 2- babies pleased to master challenges, showing mastery motivation. They are not searching for others" attention to see their accomplishments. They just shift goals & attempt to master a different toy. Around age 2 - toddlers start to anticipate how others will evaluate their performances. Around age 3 - kids react more independently to their successes & failures another person"s behavior. Causal attributions - conclusions drawn about the underlying causes of one"s own or.
