print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION COURSE NUMBER: PSY320 COURSE TITLE: Human Motivation COURSE START DATE: 11/19/13 COURSE END DATE: 12/23/13 REQUIRED READING: Students are required to read all materials available at the Course Materials site for this course on Facilitator Availability I am available to you at most times throughout
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Let’s take a closer look at how motivation ties in with these intrinsic and extrinsic theories for motivation. It is clear that motivation is one of the most prominent driving forces by which humans pursue and ultimately achieve their goals. Motivation, quite simply, is rooted in the human instinct to minimize pain and maximize pleasure. The characteristics of such a basic theory would usually be about as clear cut as they come. However, motivation relies heavily on one’s personal psychology as well
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MOTIVATION Millionaires may be motivated to make even more money, movie stars to become even more famous, politicians to achieve even more power, daredevils to seek even more thrills. Such motives seem not to diminish when they are fed. The more we achieve, the more we may need to achieve. As you might expect from their persistence and eagerness for realistic challenge, people with high achievement motivation do achieve more. When achievement motivation increases, so does achievement. SOURCES
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Motivation in learning and teaching Introduction Teachers play the first and foremost role in undermining or enhancing the motivation of students. They can facilitate self determination and essential motivation to students if the teachers are in practice of autonomy supporting style. Such a motivation is also likely to create positive consequences among students. The students of such a teacher will be less distracted in their classes and will be anxious to what is being taught. He will be associated
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PSY111- Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services Workbook- Assignment 2 Sonia Chiciak Student No.11534832 Word Counts (excl. citations) provided for each section. PSY111- Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services Exercise 1- Memory Question 1- Summary: (253 words) Grant, H. M., Lane, B.C., Clay, J., Ferrie, J., Groves, J.E., McDorman, T. A., Dark, V.J. (1998). Context-dependent memory for meaningful material: information for students. Applied Cognitive
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self-awareness (know how you feel), self-management (manage your emotions and impulses), self-motivation (can motivate yourself and persist), empathy (sense and understand what others feel), and social skill (can handle the emotions of others). Good leader should have high EI scores, which leads to high performance. Emotional quotient (EQ) is said to be a measure of a person’s emotional intelligence. Excellent leader should manage (show or hide) his emotion well through the EQ. To be open or to conceal, it
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reaching your full potential. Low EIQ has a negative impact on all aspects of life such as relationships, emotional health and level of motivation. As a result of your behavior, others may often view you as critical, inexpressive, inhibited, detached, cold, or even condescending. Your difficulties relating to others and dealing successfully with your own emotions may have a negative impact on your health; people with lower EIQs are prone to anxiety, depression, excessive guilt, aggressiveness, low
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Anxiety is a complex emotion identified by various levels of agitation. It is caused by reaction to a threat or perceived threat that generates a ‘fight or flight’ response. In other words, when we experience situations where we are at risk, uncertain, threatened or attacked, we become anxious and take steps to address the concern. From here our natural instincts take over, forcing us to confront it (fight) or escape (flight). At the extreme, anxiety disrupts and unset- tles behaviour by lowering
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involves every facet of our lives including our thoughts, feelings, and emotions. It is inevitable at some point in time, someone will breakdown and cry at work. The reason for this could be a mixture of situations happening in an individual’s life that has become beyond the point of them being able to handle the pressure at any given moment. The question to ponder is: Is it Okay to Cry at Work? Ineffective Management of Emotions I think that organizations need to be mindful of the way their employees
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oneself to work successfully with others. Influencing is using a range of skills to get work complete and maintain good relationships with others. This plan will address specific differences and how each difference influences behavior in the attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values of people to collaborate with in the workplace. Also, the differences will be addressed on how to effectively address these behaviors to positively influence the team. Differences Attitude is the way people feel about
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