achievement motivation Flashcards
flow
experience between no work and a lot of work, marks immersion into one’s work, driven by intrinsic motivation
industrial/ organizational psychology
applies psychological principles to the workplace
personnel psychology
principles of selecting and evaluating workers
organizational psychology
studies how work environments and management styles influence worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity
achievement motivation
thematic apperception test (TAT)
people are shown ambitious pictures and told to write a story about what it happening in the picture, measures achievement motivation
intrinsic motivation
when you do something because you enjoy it and it is personally satisfying
extrinsic motivation
when you do something because you want a tangible reward
approach- approach conflict
one must choose between two equally attractive options, and importance of the situation grows so does the difficulty in making the decisions
avoidance- approach conflict
one must choose between two equally unattractive options, very difficult to resolve and often creates intense emotions
approach- avoidance conflict
they are both appealing and negative aspects to the decision, long periods of indecision
multiple- approach- avoidance conflict
one must choose between both attractive and negative aspects of negative alternatives
