1. Cognitive Factors in Motivation
Expectations
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
Locus of Control
Explanatory behaviors
Learned Helplessness

2. 1) Power of Expectations
How do expectations of myself and other impact my motivation to achieve a goal?
Reading: “What you expect is what you get”
How can you apply scientific findings to your own experience?
What are the main ideas in psychological research?

3. 2) Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
Read handout—annotate
"Practice“
10,000 hours excerpt
Intrinsic
Internal
Motivated by personal rewards
Extrinsic
Motivated by external factors
i.e., grades, trophies, recognition, titles, etc…

4. 3) Locus of Control: ANSIE
Internal
Sense of personal action
Have the capacity to influence events
External
Sense of helplessness
Good things are not tied to behavior
Pawns of fate
Believe in ability to influence events

5. a. Explanatory Behaviors
ASQ Scale
Global/Specific
Stable/Unstable
Internal/External

6. b. Learned Helplessness
40 Study—Seligman