Behavior, Motivation and Self-Control

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1 Chapter 4: behavior , Motivation and Self-Control In chapter 2, we considered the general steps in self -help and what specifically we would like to change about ourselves. In chapter 3, we thought seriously about our values--what would add meaning to our lives. So, I will assume you now have some self -improvement goals in mind. In this chapter, let's see if we can gain more Self-Control , starting with behavior , what you do or how you act. Introduction and Overview Intro to Learning o Classical conditioning o Operant conditioning o Recent research on conditioning o Observational learning & cognition (including self -help efforts) o Reinforcement Motivation o The importance of setting goals o Achievement o Attribution theory o Motivated underachievement o Social-Cognitive theories of achievement o Becoming motivated to study o Learned industriousness o Humanistic theories: hierarchy of needs o Positive a

4 Langer (1989) reminds us that many of our actions are "mindless," i.e. done automatically without weighing the rationality or the pros and cons …

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