Motivation and emotion/Lectures/Mindsets, control, and the self

Lecture 06: Mindsets, control, and the self

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This is the sixth lecture for the Motivation and emotion unit of study.

OverviewEdit

This lecture discusses:

  • mindsets
  • personal control beliefs
  • the self and its strivings

Take-home messages:

  • Different mindsets lead to different goal striving strategies
  • The core efficacy belief of "I can do it" and the outcome belief of "it will work" lead to competent, enthusiastic functioning
  • Exerting self-control over short-term urges is needed to pursue long-term goals

ReadingsEdit

  1. Chapter 09: Mindsets (Reeve, 2018)
  2. Chapter 10: Personal control beliefs (Reeve, 2018)
  3. Chapter 11: The self and its strivings (Reeve, 2018)

MultimediaEdit

  • How to make stress your friend (Kelly McGonigal, TED talk, 2013) (12:21 min) explains that changing how we think about stress can actually make it good for us.

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See alsoEdit

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