Ch 12 Motivation in Learning and Teaching Flashcards

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instinct theory

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act in ways bc of instinctual patterns of behaviour

  • born with
  • complex
  • species-specific
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imprinting

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emerge after exposure to a suitable stimulus during critical period

  • not present at birth
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attachment

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emotional bond; characterized by tendency to seek/maintain closeness

  • humans: ~6 months
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attachment system

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both form attachments (infant and caregiver)

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object relations theory

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infants’ experience in relationship w/caregiver = primary determinant of personality formation

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need-drive theory

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states of need -> state of unpleasantness -> drive to reduce need

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yerke-dodson law

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  • optimal level of arousal for every activity there is

- act to maintain this level

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cognitive evaluation theory

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suggests events affect motivation through individual’s perception of events as controlling behaviour/providing info

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goal orientations

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patterns of beliefs about goals related to achievement in school

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mastery goal

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personal intention to improve abilities/learn (no matter how performance suffers)

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performance goal

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personal intention to seem competent/perform well in eyes of others

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