PSYC-FPX3770 examines motivation as a genuinely complex psychological phenomenon, covering multiple competing theoretical frameworks and their application to real-world performance contexts.
Established motivation theories
PSYC-FPX3770 covers major motivation theories — from need-based frameworks to self-determination theory — examining what each theory identifies as the genuine drivers of human motivation.
Applying motivation theory to performance contexts
The course covers applying motivation theory to real performance contexts like sports, academics, and work, examining how theoretical understanding informs genuinely effective motivation strategies.
Key topics in PSYC-FPX3770
- Need-based motivation theories
- Self-determination theory
- Goal-setting theory and performance
- Motivation in academic, sport, and workplace contexts
- Intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation research
- Building genuinely effective motivation strategies
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Worked example: applying self-determination theory to a real context
- Theory: Self-determination theory identifies autonomy, competence, and relatedness as core psychological needs driving genuine, sustained motivation
- Application: Redesigning a task or environment to genuinely support these three needs, rather than relying solely on external rewards
- Lesson: Established motivation theory provides an actionable framework for genuinely improving performance contexts, not just describing motivation abstractly
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Frequently asked questions
Self-determination theory proposes that humans have basic psychological needs for autonomy (feeling a genuine sense of choice and control), competence (feeling capable and effective), and relatedness (feeling genuinely connected to others), and when an environment or task genuinely supports these three needs, motivation tends to be more sustained and intrinsic, compared to environments that rely primarily on external control or rewards, which research suggests can actually undermine these core psychological needs over time. PSYC-FPX3770 covers this theory because it provides a genuinely actionable framework — rather than simply describing that people are motivated, it identifies specific, addressable psychological needs that, when supported, tend to produce more durable and genuine motivation.
Different motivation theories emphasize different aspects of what drives human behavior, and different contexts and individuals may respond better to strategies grounded in different theoretical frameworks — a strategy effective for motivating short-term task completion (like specific, challenging goal-setting) may differ from what's needed to sustain long-term intrinsic engagement (like supporting autonomy and competence). PSYC-FPX3770 covers multiple theoretical frameworks because genuinely effective motivation strategy in real performance contexts often requires drawing flexibly on insights from multiple theories depending on the specific goal and context, rather than rigidly applying just one theoretical lens to every situation.