❤️ Achievement & Motivation Week 12 Part 2

Extrinsic motivation

• occurs when we are motivated by external reinforcers (e.g., grades, money, stickers, candy, praise).

  • People who are extrinsically motivated tend to lose motivation in the long term, or when the external reinforcers disappear.

Intrinsic motivation

• occurs when we are motivated by internal forces (e.g., a desire to learn more, master a skill, etc)

  • People who are intrinsically motivated are more likely to seek challenges, continue learning throughout the lifespan, and achieve long-term success.

Fixed mindset

• Performance orientation: Motivated to look smart

• Believes talent/intelligence is fixed

• Effort is bad

• In the face of setbacks, give up

• Extrinsically motivated

Growth Mindset

• Mastery orientation: Motivated to learn

• Believes talent/intelligence can be developed

• The effort is good

• In the face of setbacks, try harder

• Intrinsically motivated

Belonging Intervention

• Social belonging helped students do better than those students who did not have social belonging and achievement. Receiving the training once of the belonging and achievement helped them feel better about their experience. 

• Self-Control and Delay of Gratification: “The Marshmallow Task”

•  Kids who were patient and waited longer for the parent to bring the other Marshmallow tend to be more successful than those kids who weren’t patient because 

  • Self-control: It shows they can stop themselves from acting on any impulse.

  • Delay of Gratification: Shows they are choosing a long-term goal over short-term happiness.