Bobbis Worksheet
University of Phoenix Material Self-Reflection Worksheet Respond to the following in 200-300 words each. 1. While considering the different theories of motivation, describe your personal motivation for attending college. How much of your motivation is extrinsic, intrinsic, and neutral? From what you have read, how might you change your motivation? Which motivational theory applies most to your situation? Explain why I would have to say that my motivation for attending college online would
be extrinsic, because I am going for my Associate’s degree so that I can become a
Social Service worker. I would say extrinsic, because my reward would be
knowing that I am helping children to find a more suitable home. External
motivation is something outside of a person’s life that contributes to their behavior.
I could change my motivation to intrinsic by becoming more self- centered.
I would say David McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory because I have a need for achievement, affiliation, friendly, close relationships. I also seek personal responsibility for finding solutions to my problems. I also desire feedback on my work, so that I can tell if I am improving something I am having difficulty with.
I want to influence others and I am very competitive in everything I do. I also desire to have understanding and compassion in all my relationships.
2. Describe two specific emotions you have experienced, one pleasant and one unpleasant. Select two theories of emotion and evaluate these emotions based on those theories. Which emotion best accounts for your emotional experiences? Why? The James-Lange theory states that emotional feelings follow bodily arousal and come from awareness of such arousal.
Lange;s beliefs are that the brain receives a message from the thalamus,
be extrinsic, because I am going for my Associate’s degree so that I can become a
Social Service worker. I would say extrinsic, because my reward would be
knowing that I am helping children to find a more suitable home. External
motivation is something outside of a person’s life that contributes to their behavior.
I could change my motivation to intrinsic by becoming more self- centered.
I would say David McClelland’s Acquired Needs Theory because I have a need for achievement, affiliation, friendly, close relationships. I also seek personal responsibility for finding solutions to my problems. I also desire feedback on my work, so that I can tell if I am improving something I am having difficulty with.
I want to influence others and I am very competitive in everything I do. I also desire to have understanding and compassion in all my relationships.
2. Describe two specific emotions you have experienced, one pleasant and one unpleasant. Select two theories of emotion and evaluate these emotions based on those theories. Which emotion best accounts for your emotional experiences? Why? The James-Lange theory states that emotional feelings follow bodily arousal and come from awareness of such arousal.
Lange;s beliefs are that the brain receives a message from the thalamus,