Key
Motivation & Emotion
Terms
(Lahey, 2009, Chapter 11)
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Primary Motives: Biological Needs
Homeostasis: hunger, thirst
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Psychological Motives
Stimulus Motivation: Novelty-
new or changed experiences
Arousal & Performance: The Yerkes-Dodson Law (1908)
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Role of task complexity & anxiety
Achievement Motivation: approach vs. avoidance goals
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Chart, success seeking or avoidance failure.
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Approach test- shown a picture and ask to tell a story, score it to
determine approach failure or avoid failure.
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
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Motivation= consequences, extrinsic is an extra consequence to add to
situation to try to motivate you (ex. Raises, grades, plaques) ( ex. During
spin class, need motivation to keep going, so trainer very upbeat, music
playing)
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Intrinsic- ex. Motivated to get on facebook during class, motivation from
oneself. Natural motivation
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- Fall '06
- DMHarris
- extrinsic motivation, key motivation, big prize, Stimulus Motivation, Overjustification Effect motivation, Intrinsic ex. Motivated
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