ap psych 7: achievement motivation

flow

experience between no work and a lot of work, marks immersion in one's work

personnel psychology

principles of selecting and evaluating workers

organizational psychology

studies how work environment and management styles influence worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity

human factor

studies how people interact with machines and technology and design systems of technology based on psychological science

achievement motivation

defined as stable, learned characteristics in which satisfaction is obtained by striving for and attaining a level of excellence

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

people are shown ambiguous pictures and told to write a story about what is happening in the picture

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 concrete, tangible reward

approach approach conflict

one must choose between 2 equally attractive options

avoidance avoidance conflict

one has to choose between two equally unattractive options

approach avoidance conflict

there are both appealing and negative aspects to the decision you have to make

multiple approach avoidance conflict

one has to choose between both attractive and negative aspects of the available alternatives