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What is motivation?
What is motivation?
What is motivation?
What is motivation?
What is motivation?
What is motivation?
What is motivation?
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Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
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What are the early views on motivation?
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Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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What are the early views on motivation?
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Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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What are the early views on motivation?
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What are the early views on motivation?
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Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
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Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
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Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
Which of the following theories postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best?
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Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
Which of the following theories views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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What is attribution theory?
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What is attribution theory?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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What is attribution theory?
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What is attribution theory?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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According to Atkinson's achievement motivation theory, what leads individuals to perform their best?
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What does attribution theory incorporate?
What does attribution theory incorporate?
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What is attribution theory?
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According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
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What is attribution theory?
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According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
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According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
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What is attribution theory?
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What does attribution theory incorporate?
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What does attribution theory incorporate?
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According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
According to social cognitive theory, what results in motivation?
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What does attribution theory incorporate?
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What is attribution theory?
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What does goal theory postulate?
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What does social cognitive theory view motivation as resulting from?
What does social cognitive theory view motivation as resulting from?
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What does social cognitive theory view motivation as resulting from?
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What does goal theory postulate?
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How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
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How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
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What does goal theory postulate?
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What does social cognitive theory view motivation as resulting from?
What does social cognitive theory view motivation as resulting from?
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How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
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How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
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What does goal theory postulate?
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What does social cognitive theory view motivation as resulting from?
What does social cognitive theory view motivation as resulting from?
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Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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What does goal theory postulate important links between?
What does goal theory postulate important links between?
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What does goal theory postulate?
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Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
Which of the following has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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What does goal theory postulate important links between?
What does goal theory postulate important links between?
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What does goal theory postulate important links between?
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What does goal theory postulate?
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What does goal theory postulate important links between?
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What does goal theory postulate?
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How does self-concept influence learning?
How does self-concept influence learning?
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How does self-concept influence learning?
How does self-concept influence learning?
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What has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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What type of beliefs have especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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What type of beliefs have especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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How does self-concept influence learning?
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What type of beliefs have especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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What has especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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How does self-concept influence learning?
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What type of beliefs have especially powerful effects in achievement settings?
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How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
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How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
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How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
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How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
How do self-concept and learning influence each other?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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Which theory views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
Which theory views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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Which theory views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
Which theory views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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Which theory views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
Which theory views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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Which theory views motivation as reflecting cognitive processes?
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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What is not a part of the early views on motivation?
What is not a part of the early views on motivation?
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What is Rotter’s locus of control?
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Which theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions?
Which theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions?
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What is not a part of the early views on motivation?
What is not a part of the early views on motivation?
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Which theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions?
Which theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions?
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What is Rotter’s locus of control?
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Which theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions?
Which theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions?
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What is Rotter’s locus of control?
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Which theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions?
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What is not a part of the early views on motivation?
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What is not a part of the early views on motivation?
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What is cognitive consistency theory?
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What is cognitive consistency theory?
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What does Weiner’s attribution theory categorize attributions along?
What does Weiner’s attribution theory categorize attributions along?
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What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
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What is cognitive consistency theory?
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What does Weiner’s attribution theory categorize attributions along?
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What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
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What does Weiner’s attribution theory categorize attributions along?
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What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
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What is cognitive consistency theory?
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What does Weiner’s attribution theory categorize attributions along?
What does Weiner’s attribution theory categorize attributions along?
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What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
What does current theories view motivation as reflecting?
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Which theory emphasizes the importance of humanistic values in motivation?
Which theory emphasizes the importance of humanistic values in motivation?
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Which theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control?
Which theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control?
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Which theory postulates the links between motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors?
Which theory postulates the links between motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors?
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Which theory emphasizes the importance of humanistic values in motivation?
Which theory emphasizes the importance of humanistic values in motivation?
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Which theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control?
Which theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control?
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Which theory postulates the links between motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors?
Which theory postulates the links between motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors?
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Which theory emphasizes the importance of humanistic values in motivation?
Which theory emphasizes the importance of humanistic values in motivation?
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Which theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control?
Which theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control?
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Which theory postulates the links between motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors?
Which theory postulates the links between motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors?
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Which theory emphasizes the importance of humanistic values in motivation?
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Which theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control?
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Which theory postulates the links between motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors?
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Study Notes
- Motivation is the process of instigating and sustaining goal-directed behavior.
- Early views on motivation include drive theory, conditioning theory, cognitive consistency theory, and humanistic theory.
- Current theories view motivation as reflecting cognitive processes.
- Atkinson's achievement motivation theory postulates that need for achievement leads individuals to perform their best.
- Attribution theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control and Weiner’s attribution theory categorizes attributions along three dimensions.
- Social cognitive theory views motivation as resulting from goals and expectations.
- Goal theory postulates important links between people’s goals, expectations, attributions, conceptions of ability, motivational orientations, social and self-comparisons, and achievement behaviors.
- Control beliefs have especially powerful effects in achievement settings.
- Self-concept and learning appear to influence one another in reciprocal fashion.
- Intrinsic motivation is the motivation to engage in activities that are ends in themselves.
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Test your knowledge on motivation theories with this quiz! From drive theory to social cognitive theory, this quiz covers the key concepts and ideas that shape our understanding of motivation. Learn about important theories like Atkinson's achievement motivation theory and goal theory, and explore how control beliefs and self-concept influence our motivation. Whether you're a student of psychology or simply interested in the topic, this quiz is a great way to deepen your understanding of motivation and its role in our lives.