Student Motivation

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Student motivation
Learned helplessness

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a sense that one is doomed to fail based on past experiences. This sense can stifle motivation and prevent people from attempting new tasks

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Student motivation
self-efficacy

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An individuals belief about or perception of personal competence in a given situation

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Student motivation
operant conditioning

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a type of learning in which voluntary behaviors are strengthed or weakened depending upon their consequences or antecedents.

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Student motivation
reinforcement

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using consequences to strengthen behavior; a reinforcer is ANY consequence that strengthens a behavior - negative OR positive

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Student motivation
Positive reinforcement

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The strengthening of a behavior by the presentation of a desired stimulus or reward after the behavior.
Ex: food, praise, etc.

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Student motivation
Negative reinforcement

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The strengthening of a behavior by the removal of an aversive stimulus.
Ex: a child is allowed to come out of the corner when he or she is quiet

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Student motivation
Shaping successive approximations

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A behavior management method in which the teacher rewards responses that are successively more similar to the ultimate desired response.
Breaks down the desired behavior into a number of small steps.

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Student motivation:
Prevention

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Anticipating potential problems and creating procedures to help prevent these situations

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Student motivation
Extinction

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The gradual disappearance of a learned response

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Student motivation
Continuous reinforcement

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a schedule in which every correct response is reinforced

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Student motivation
punishment

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anything that weakens or suppresses behavior

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Student motivation
Intermittent reinforcement

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A schedule in which correct responses are reinforced frequently, but not every time.

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Intrinsic Motivation

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motivation to engage in an activity for its own sake.

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For example: people who are intrinsically motivated work on task because they find them enjoyable

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Extrinsic Motivation

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motivation to engage in an activity as a means to an end.

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Individuals work on tasks because they believe that participation will result in desirable outcomes such as a reward, teacher praise or avoidance or punishment.