PSYC 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Motivation, Psych, Learned Helplessness

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 30
• Professor: Taylor

Document Summary

Theory proposing we often judge our own internal states by reviewing past behaviour and inferring internal states consistent with our behaviour unless clear external causes of behaviour. Inferring our own attitudes from our behaviours past actions. If we don"t have a defined evaluation of a target we infer our attitude from. Self-perception occurs for ambiguous attitudes but not for well-defined. Study on environmental attitudes showed that a questionnaire implying pro- environmental action correlated with pro-environmental attitude but only for those with poorly defined views attitudes. Those with well-defined views did not need to use past behaviours to make judgement. When good external reason for behaviour we downplay internal causes. Overjustification effect: inference we performed a potentially enjoyable activity for external reason rather than because we enjoyed it. When partaking in an activity for a specific outcome we might see it as less. Demonstrates we should educate with intrinsic motivation, offering rewards.