Motivation Theories and Concepts: A Comprehensive Overview, Quizzes of History of Education

Download Motivation Theories and Concepts: A Comprehensive Overview and more Quizzes History of Education in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Motivation DEFINITION 1 The process that energize, direct and sustain behavior TERM 2 Incentives DEFINITION 2 Positive or negative stimuli or events that can motivate a students behavior TERM 3 The Humanist Perspective DEFINITION 3 A view that stresses students capacity for personal growth freedom to choose their destiny and positive qualities TERM 4 Hierarchy of Needs DEFINITION 4 Maslow, 5 needs in a direct order and that order is Physiological; Safety; Love and belongingness; Esteem; and Self-Actualization TERM 5 Self-Actualization DEFINITION 5 the highest and most elusive of Maslows needs; the motivation to develop one's full potential as a human being TERM 6 Competence Motivation DEFINITION 6 The idea that people are motivated to deal effectively with their environment to master their world and to process information efficiently TERM 7 Need for affiliation or relatedness DEFINITION 7 the motive to be securely connected with other people TERM 8 Extrinsic Motivation DEFINITION 8 The external motivation to do something to obtain something else( a means to an end) TERM 9 Intrinsic Motivation DEFINITION 9 The internal motivation to do something for its own sake( an end itself) TERM 10 Attribution Theory DEFINITION 10 The theory that individuals are motivated to discover the underlying causes of their own behavior and performance