Competence and autonomy is the basis of intrinsic motivation and behavior. This is a link between people’s basic needs and their motivations. Autonomy represents the perception of a person’s self-control and being in control of his or her actions. Extrinsic Rewards Backfire for Intrinsically Motivated Behaviors: Offering people extrinsic rewards for behavior that is intrinsically …
Extrinsic motivation comes from external sources. Extrinsically motivated behaviors can be integrated into self. Organismic Integration Theory (OIT), as a sub-theory of SDT, identifies 4 types of extrinsic motivations: Externally regulated behavior: Is the least autonomous, it is performed because of external demand or possible reward. Such actions can be seen to have an externally …
Internalization refers to the active attempt to transform an extrinsic motive into personally endorsed values and thus assimilate behavioral regulations that were originally external. Internalization is identified through 4 extrinsic motivations: EXTERNAL REGULATION INTROJECTED REGULATION IDENTIFIED REGULATION INTEGRATED REGULATION
Intrinsic motivation refers to initiating an activity for its own sake because it is interesting and satisfying in itself (autotellic), as opposed to doing an activity to obtain an external goal (extrinsic motivation).
Relatedness is our fundamental need to feel supported by others; to feel that “I matter” to others and that they matter to me. We often experience this need Relatedness in a relationship with another when we feel they are supportive of our needs for autonomy and competence. Research in basic need satisfaction has shown that …
or semiology, is the study of signs, symbols, and signification. It is the study of how meaning is created, not what it is. Below are some brief definitions of semiotic terms, beginning with the smallest unit of meaning and proceeding towards the larger and more complex:
an acoustic image (the ‘signifiant’, or signifier); literal meaning ex. red apple
A concept (the ‘signifié’, or signified) abstract meaning ex. forbidden fruit and lust
a clear representation of the object itself, keeping its characteristics. There’s no distinction between the icon and the real object. Examples are: photos, drawings, imitations, onomatopoeias and others.