Emotion Exam 2

Which does not characterize the controlling motivational style?

a. Generate pressure via intrinsic motivation.
b. Generate pressure via introjected regulation (guilt, shame)
c. Use pressuring language to push for compliance
d. Counter and try to change (or “fix”) negative feelings

b. Generate pressure via introjected regulation (guilt, shame)

Which is not a practice which supports autonomy (aspect of motivation)?
a. Perspective taking
b. Support interest and extrinsic motivation
c. Support values
d. Support internalization

b. Support interest and extrinsic motivation

True or False: Psychological Needs refer to an extrinsic source of motivation that generates
the desire to interact with the environment to advance personal growth, social
development, and psychological well-being.

False

Psychological Need

intrinsic source of motivation that generates the desire to interact with the environment to advance personal growth, social development, and psychological well-being.

What are the three facets of psychological need?

1) Autonomy

2) Competence

3) Relatedness

Autonomy

the need to experience self-direction and personal endorsement. We want our own interests and preferences to guide of decision making process

Competence

the need to be effective in the interaction in the environment and reflects desire to exercise capacities

How do you support competence?

clear expectations

optimal challenge acknowledgement

provide guidance

feedback

Providing Guidance

you need to offer how-to guide, give examples, give tips

Optimal Challenge Acknowledgement

you need to understand limits and see what they can be pushed on to progress

Clear Expectations

you need to leave as little interpretation and guide them where to start so they can actually start

Feedback

constructive feedback gives the person information of where to pivot, do better, stay consistent etc

Flow

the state of concentration that involves a holistic absorption and deepen involvement

Relatedness

need to establish close emotional bonds and attachment with other people in both ways

What are the components of relatedness?

responsiveness and social bonds

Positive Reinforcers

attempt to increase a behavior due to a consequence

Negative Reinforcers

attempt to decrease the frequency of a behavior due to a consequence

Is punishment an effective motivational strategy?

Nope

True or False: Extrinsic motivation arises from environmental incentives and
consequences, which are external events.

True

Reinforcement is trying to ____ behavior

Increase

Punishment is trying to _____ behavior

decrease

In reinforcement, positive means you are _______ something to the situation

adding

In reinforcement, negative means you are _______ something to the situation

taking away

Postive Reinforcement

Adding a stimuli in hopes of increasing behavior

Negative Reinforcement

Removing a stimuli in hopes of increasing behavior

Positive Punishment

Adding a stimuli in hopes of decreasing behavior

Negative Punishment

Removing a stimuli in hopes of decreasing behavior

What is the flow of Extrinsic Motivation

external regulation —> introjected regulation —> identified regulation—> intergraded regulation

What does external regulation involve?

controlled reward/punishment

What does introjected regulation involve?

internal pressure, guilt, ego

What does identified regulation involve?

Valuing the outcome

What does integrated regulation involve?

Valuing the process and outcome because you have fully internalized self interest

Which is not a reason not to use Extrinsic Motivation?

A. Extrinsic motivators still undermine the quality of performance and interfere with
the process of learning
B. Using rewards distracts attention away from asking the hard question of why
another person is being asked to do an uninteresting task in the first place
C. There are better ways to encourage participation than extrinsic bribery
D. Extrinsic motivators support the individual’s long-term capacity for autonomous
self-regulation.

D

True or False: Identified Regulation (slightly autonomous) involves taking in, but not truly accepting or personally endorsing, other people’s suggested ways of thinking, feeling, or behaving.

False. This is introjected

Which is an autonomous type of extrinsic motivation?

A. Building interest
B. Pressuring
C. Tangibles
D. Threats

A

True or False: Discrepancy Reduction is based on the discrepancy-detecting feedback that underlies
plans and corrective motivation

True

What is an easier goal?

a) Short term goals

b) Long term goals

c) Fragmented Goals

d) Periodic goals

A) Short Term