Achievement Motivation Flashcards
How does motivation change with age? At what age?
Shifts from intrinsic to extrinsic (9-14)
What are the 3 components of self-determination theory?
Need for: competence, relatedness, autonomy
What is the difference between a performance goal and a mastery goal?
Performance = focused on the end product of learning Mastery = focused on the learning process
What is performance avoidance orientation?
Goal of withdrawing from a task that has a risk of negative evaluation
What is performance approach orientation?
Goal of demonstrating competence of performing
What are the 3 components of causal attribution?
Locus, stability and controllability
What are the 3 components of subjective values?
Intrinsic, attainment and utility
What did Harter’s research find about motivation?
Preference for challening work, interest in learning and independence (intrinsic)
What did Lepper find that intrinsic motivation correlated with?
Academic achievement
What did Gottfried notice about intrinsic motivation?
Decreased in core subjects but not in social studies
What is the argument between Deci and Eisenberg about, related to extrinsic motivation?
Deci: rewards are detrimental
Eisenberg: reward increase competence and task enjoyment
What are the 3 main components of self-determination theory?
Autonomy, competence and relatedness
What cultural differences were found in test result attributions?
Asian countries: studying hard was the most important
UK / USA: good teacher was the most important
What did Rube find that self-evaluations were affected by?
Social comparison information
What differences did Juvonen find in terms of types of approval?
Younger children prefer adult approval / older children prefer peer approval
