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Motivation
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11
Psychology
Graduate
05/04/2006

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Term
Bandura:

Define Self-efficacy:
Definition
self-confidence related to specific tasks
Term
Bandura:

Define efficacy expectations
Definition
belief in you and your capability
Term
Bandura:

Define Outcome expectations
Definition
belief in your ability and outcome
Term
Bandura:

Identify which behavioral responses are consistent with predictions from the self-efficacy theory.
Definition
Strong sense of self-efficacy enhances level of effort, persistence and willingness to engage in the action
Term
Bandura:

Describe each of the four factors influencing self-efficacy judgments.
Definition
Mastery experiences: attributional analysis
Modeling: model similarity (your bro as opposed to MJ)
Social persuasion: credibility of persuader
Somatic and Emotional States: source of arousal perceived as internal or external and impact of arousal on past performances

Regulated by forethought embodying valued goals
Term
Given a scenario describing a person (e.g., a student or athlete) with low self-efficacy, use the elements of participant modeling to create a means of increasing the person's self-efficacy.
Definition
Benefits of participant modeling
1. persuasion to motivate initial willingness to try
2. modeling to teach new skills, strategies or self-regulation
3. reproduction of the modelled behavior by the learner
4. attributional retraining: cognitive reinterpretation of feedback and physiological arousal
Term
Weiner

Identify accurate definitions or descriptions of the following terms from Weiner's theory:

causal attribution
the three dimensions of causality (stability, locus, and controllability).
Definition
Causal attribution: what an individual attributes success/failure
3 dimensions of causality:
stability of cause
locus: internal vs external
control: how you view someone else’s behaviour and the control of it
Term
Identify which dimension of causality is related to expectations for change in the outcome
Definition
perceived stability
Term
Identify which dimension of causality is related to affective reactions related to self-esteem (e.g., pride or shame):
Definition
locus of dimension
Term
Identify which dimension of causality is related to willingness to help others, and our emotional reactions to their performance
Definition
controllability
Term
Explain why "Expectancy change" should cause the motivational response -- stable vs. unstable
Definition

Stable: similar outcome
Unstable: possible change in outcome

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