PSKB_531 Motivation of action and inaction

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tatiana Malatincová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
! PSB_531 Motivation of action and inact
The students should agree to participate in research. Ability to work with English scientific texts is welcome (especially in case of a deeper personal interest).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The concepts introduced in this course should help to answer the question "why poeple sometimes cannot force themselves to do things which they need to do, are able to do, and even want to do", as well as to outline potential improvement strategies. The students will learn about concepts directly applicable in their own lives.
Syllabus
  • Practical implications of various motivational theories: Procrastination. Motives, needs, values, goals. Expectancy x value theories. Temporal motivation theory. Implicit/explicit motives. Achievement motivation and achievement goals. Self-efficacy. Irrational beliefs. Avoidant behaviour. Attributions. Ego-defensive strategies. Self-handicapping. Impulsiveness and delay of reward. Emotion regulation. Regulation and self-regulation in pursuing long-term goals. Mindsets and implementation intentions. Self-regulatory depletion. Top-down and bottom-up processing in behaviour regulation. Structured and non-structured tasks. Intrinsic/extrinsic motivation. Self-determination and autonomy. Psychological reactance.
Literature
  • Handbook of personality and self-regulation. Edited by Rick H. Hoyle. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, xiv, 528. ISBN 9781405177122. info
  • BLATNÝ, Marek. Psychologie osobnosti : hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2010, 301 stran. ISBN 9788024734347. URL info
  • Motivation and action. Edited by Jutta Heckhausen - Heinz Heckhausen. 1st ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xvii, 518. ISBN 9780521149136. info
  • Handbook of competence and motivation. Edited by Andrew J. Elliot - Carol S. Dweck - Martin V. Covington. New York: Guilford Press, 2005, xvi, 704. ISBN 1593851235. URL info
  • Handbook of self-regulation : research, theory, and applications. Edited by Roy F. Baumeister - Kathleen D. Vohs. New York: Guilford Press, 2004, xv, 574. ISBN 1572309911. URL info
  • Handbook of self-determination research. Edited by Edward L. Deci - Richard M. Ryan. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2002, x, 470. ISBN 1580461085. info
  • REEVE, Johnmarshall. Understanding motivation and emotion. 3rd ed. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt College Publishers, 2001, xxi, 585. ISBN 0155080563. info
  • WEINER, Bernard. Human motivation. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. ISBN 0-03-055226-5. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, application using self-assessment methods. A moodle course will be opened in the ELF.
Assessment methods
A self-observation-based portfolio supplemented with theoretical interpretations will be discussed during an oral exam at the end of the semester. Student will also write a short theoretical test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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