LSR 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Participaction, Trait Theory
11 Apr 2018
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Theory: a plausible body of principles used to explain some behaviour or event. What is the goal of a theory: to summarize existing knowledge, to provide an explanation for observed events, to predict the occurrence of as yet unobserved events on the basis of the principles of the theory. Kelly"s theory of types of leisure *focus on freedom of choice,amount of freedom of choice & meaning* Based on how much freedom and what sort of meaning we derive from leisure experiences: unconditional leisure, occurs when activity is chosen for its own sake. Focuses on states of mind of leisure and work. Perceived freedom is the primary determining quality of the leisure state of mind. How much choice we feel we have in determining our own actions. Motivation : for a person"s actions is a matter of degree between intrinsic reasons (doing it for its own sake) or extrinsic reasons ( doing it for a payoff or to avoid a punishment)
