PSB_531 Motivation of action and inaction

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
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
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 C51
Prerequisites
PSA_005 Cognitive Psychology && PSA_033 Emotion and motivation
The course entails, among regular assignments, participation in a research study. More information will be provided in the first lesson as well as in the moodle course associated with the subject. 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.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The motivation-, regulation- and personality-related 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 motivation and self-regulation theories: Motives, needs, values, goals. Expectancy x value theories. Classical and instrumental conditioning. Top-down and bottom-up processing in behaviour regulation. Regulation and self-regulation in goal-directed behaviour. Mindsets and implementation intentions. Self-regulatory depletion. Emotion regulation. Implicit/explicit motives. Intrinsic/extrinsic motivation. Self-determination and autonomy. Self-efficacy and learned helplessness. Self-regulatory focus. Achievement motivation and achievement goals.
Literature
  • KAHNEMAN, Daniel. Thinking, fast and slow. London: Penguin Books, 2012, 499 s. ISBN 9780141033570. info
  • 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
  • The psychology of goals. Edited by Gordon B. Moskowitz - Heidi Grant- Halvorson. New York: Guilford Press, 2009, xii, 548 p. ISBN 1606230298. 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 emotion regulation. Edited by James J. Gross. New York: Guilford, 2007, xvii, 654. ISBN 9781606233542. 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
The students are expected to complete weekly assignments in the form of short reflections on particular topics which will be discussed in the lessons. They will also complete a set of research questionnaires on which they will obtain anonymous feedback. It is also required that they obtain a certain number of points in the Mastery Enhancement Feedback quizzes available in the ELF. The course is concluded by a real-life focused discussion on the students' own motivational and self-regulatory profiles based on the theory covered by the course. A submission of a written (free-style) summary is required for participation on the final discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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