Achievement Motivation

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Performance approach
________: demonstrating high competence to self and others.
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Self handicapping
________: failing on purpose to avoid feeling bad.
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Attributions
________: how people explain the causes of their stress and failure.
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Controllability
________: effort is ________, personality isnt.
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Motivation
________: a psychological construct designed to explain why people vary in the amount of time, energy, and talent they invest in the tasks they confront.
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attribute factors
External: ________ to something outside yourself.
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high ability
Expend effort when it indicates ________.
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motivation
a psychological construct designed to explain why people vary in the amount of time, energy, and talent they invest in the tasks they confront
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attributions
how people explain the causes of their stress and failure
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internal locus of control
attribute factors to qualities about you
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external locus of control
attribute factors to something outside yourself
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stability
how will these factors change over time
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controllability
effort is controllable, personality isnt
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achievement goals
focus on competence
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performance-approach
demonstrating high competence to self and others
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performance-avoidance
avoiding demonstrating incompetence to self or others
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self-handicapping
failing on purpose to avoid feeling bad
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learning goals
improving or increasing competence
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grit
effort and persistence
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What are the most common attributions?
Effort and ability
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Is personality stable or unstable?
stable
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Is luck stable or unstable?
unstable
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