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What is motivation and what does it involve?
What is motivation and what does it involve?
Motivation is the process of instigating and sustaining goal-directed behavior.
What is motivation and what are the early views on motivation?
What is motivation and what are the early views on motivation?
Motivation refers to the process of instigating and sustaining goal-directed behavior. Early views on motivation included drive theory, conditioning theory, cognitive consistency theory, and humanistic theory.
What is motivation?
What is motivation?
Motivation is the process of instigating and sustaining goal-directed behavior.
What were some early views on motivation?
What were some early views on motivation?
What were some early views on motivation?
What were some early views on motivation?
How do current theories view motivation?
How do current theories view motivation?
How do current theories view motivation?
How do current theories view motivation?
What is Atkinson's achievement motivation theory and what does it postulate?
What is Atkinson's achievement motivation theory and what does it postulate?
How do current theories view motivation?
How do current theories view motivation?
What is attribution theory and what elements does it incorporate?
What is attribution theory and what elements does it incorporate?
What is Atkinson's achievement motivation theory?
What is Atkinson's achievement motivation theory?
What does Atkinson's achievement motivation theory postulate?
What does Atkinson's achievement motivation theory postulate?
What is attribution theory and what concepts does it incorporate?
What is attribution theory and what concepts does it incorporate?
What is attribution theory?
What is attribution theory?
How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
How does social cognitive theory view motivation?
What does goal theory postulate and what are the important links it postulates?
What does goal theory postulate and what are the important links it postulates?
What does goal theory postulate?
What does goal theory postulate?
What does goal theory postulate and what links does it make between different concepts?
What does goal theory postulate and what links does it make between different concepts?
What are the effects of control beliefs in achievement settings?
What are the effects of control beliefs in achievement settings?
What is the role of control beliefs in achievement settings?
What is the role of control beliefs in achievement settings?
What is the effect of control beliefs in achievement settings?
What is the effect of control beliefs in achievement settings?
How is theory and research on self-concept relevant to motivation?
How is theory and research on self-concept relevant to motivation?
What is the relevance of self-concept to motivation?
What is the relevance of self-concept to motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
How is theory and research on self-concept relevant to motivation?
How is theory and research on self-concept relevant to motivation?
How do drive theory and conditioning theory explain motivation?
How do drive theory and conditioning theory explain motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
What is intrinsic motivation?
How do cognitive processes play a role in motivation?
How do cognitive processes play a role in motivation?
What is cognitive consistency theory?
What is cognitive consistency theory?
What is cognitive consistency theory and how does it explain motivation?
What is cognitive consistency theory and how does it explain motivation?
What is Rotter's locus of control?
What is Rotter's locus of control?
How do goals and expectations influence motivation?
How do goals and expectations influence motivation?
What is humanistic theory and how does it explain motivation?
What is humanistic theory and how does it explain motivation?
Study Notes
- Motivation is the process of instigating and sustaining goal-directed behavior.
- Early views on motivation included 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 is a general motive leading individuals to perform their best in achievement contexts.
- Attribution theory incorporates Rotter’s locus of control and many elements of Heider’s naïve analysis of action.
- 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.
- Theory and research on self-concept are relevant to motivation.
- Intrinsic motivation is the desire to engage in an activity for its own sake.
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Test your knowledge on motivation theories and concepts with this informative quiz! From drive theory to social cognitive theory, this quiz covers a range of theories that shape our understanding of human motivation. Explore how these theories view the role of goals, expectations, and control beliefs in shaping our behavior. See how much you know about intrinsic motivation, attribution theory, and self-concept. This quiz is perfect for anyone interested in psychology, personal growth, or self-improvement.
