THE LOCUS OF CONTROL
Psychologists have spent years etching out patterns in personality traits that suggest that people vary in the degree to which […]
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Attribution Theory, Theories of Motivation
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Theory
The concept of self-fulfilling prophecy was defined by Wool folk, A. (2013:538) as a groundless expectation that is confirmed because it has been expected.
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Theories of Motivation
ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION THEORY OR NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT
David McClelland advanced an achievement motivation theory which argues that some people are motivated by the “need for achievement” (n-ach). Individuals with a high need for achievement have the following characteristics:
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Theories of Motivation
Incentive theory of motivation by Hull
The drive-reduction theory of motivation emphasizes the internal states of the organism; however, the Incentive theory of motivation stresses the
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Blog, Motivation, Psychology, Theories of Motivation
Incentive Function theory of motivation by Hull
The drive-reduction theory of motivation emphasizes the internal states of the organism; however, the Incentive Function theory stresses the role of the environment in motivating behaviour.
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Theories of Motivation
EXPECTANCY THEORY OF MOTIVATION By Victor Vroom
The expectancy theory of motivation was suggested by Victor Vroom. Unlike Maslow, Vroom does not concentrate on needs as motivational factors, but rather he focuses on outcomes.
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Theories of Motivation
BIOLOGICAL OR AROUSAL THEORY OF MOTIVATION
The arousal theory of motivation was developed by Donald Hebb, a Canadian Neuropsychologist, (of which he is recognised as the founding father) who lived between 22nd July 1904 and 20th August,1985.
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Theories of Motivation
BLOOM’S TYPES OF LEARNING
Benjamin Bloom (1956) developed three different levels of classifying learning outcomes or objectives. These are also known as Bloom’s Types of Learning and include cognitive, affective and psycho-motor domains
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Theories of Learning
THE SOCIAL COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORY
The social cognitive learning theory, has developed over the years to explain alternative ways through which learning takes place in a social context.
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Theories of Learning
JEROME BRUNER’S THEORY OF DISCOVERY LEARNING & REPRESENTATION
This article explores Jerome Bruner’s theory of development, his three modes of representation, and his beliefs on learning, language, and discovery.
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Bruner's Theory, Theories of Learning
GAGNÉ’S HIERARCHY OF LEARNING THEORY
In 1956, the American educational psychologist Robert M. Gagné proposed a system of classifying different types of learning in terms of the degree of complexity of the mental processes involved known as Hierarchy of Learning Theory
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Theories of Learning
Parenting Styles and socio-moral Development
Different parents employ different parenting styles and techniques. The techniques parents choose, depend on cultural and community standards, the situation, and the children’s behaviour at the time.
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Cognitive Development
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