Achievement

Question 1

in terms of dealing with success and failure, people with high achievement motivation vs low

Answer 1

high: success is very satisfying. if they’re tried their best, failure isn’t a huge deal to them
low: tend to feel relief from not failing.

Question 2

in terms of learning and performance goals - differences between high vs low achievement motivation?

Answer 2

high: learning
low: performance goals

Question 3

describe learning goals

Answer 3

focus on imporivng at an activity

independent learning - asks for tipsl, not ansewrs

Question 4

describe performance gaosl

Answer 4

asks for answers rather than tips

more likely to avoid challenges

Question 5

when do we set goals

Answer 5

when theres a discrepancy between current situation and what we want it to be. goals encourage us to reduce this discrepancy

Question 6

factors influencing motivation about goals?

Answer 6

whether its realistic
whether its clear and specific
whether we value the goal

Question 7

describe wellbeing

Answer 7

we have a baseline level
external events can impact it in the short term
can be influenced by social ties, religion, having resource to reach goals

Question 8

describe maslows hierarchy

Answer 8

physiological needs; safety; belonging nand love, esteem, self actualisation
need to meet the needs of one level to meet the next

Question 9

limitations of maslows?

Answer 9

order varies between cultures

doesnt always work that bottom levels need to be reached berfore higher ones.

Question 10

describe existence, relatedness and growth theory

Answer 10

needs are grouped into 3 categories: existence (food, water, shelter), relatedness and grwoth.
don’t need to satisfy them in a particular order

Question 11

describe opponent processes, motivation and emotion

Answer 11

reaction to a stimulus is followed by an opposite reaction (opponent process)
after repeated exposure to stimulus, inital reaction weakens, opponent process becomes stronger.