Chapter 1 Motivation

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Chapter 1 Motivation
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What are the behaviors and attitudes of an A
student?

1. List three important behaviors that an A
   student would have.
2. Get in a group of three students and compare
   lists
3. Report

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What Do I Want from College?
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ExerciseWhat Do I Want fromCollege? Share
your most important reason with the class.
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Value of a College Education
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Lifetime Income

• HIGH SCHOOL 938,850
• SOME COLLEGE 990,270
• ASSOCIATE 1,192,380
• BACHELORS 1,715,430
• MASTERS 2,105,580
• PROFESSIONAL 3,629,340
• (Updated 2011)

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Yearly Income

• HIGH SCHOOL 31,286
• SOME COLLEGE 33,009
• ASSOCIATE 39,746
• BACHELORS 57,181
• MASTERS 70,186
• PROFESSIONAL 120,978

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What is the Value of a College Degree?
1,715,430 College Graduate 938,580 High
School Graduate 776,850 Value of College
Degree
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College graduates make almost twice
as much as high school graduates over a
lifetime.
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How Much is Each College Class Worth?
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19,421 per 3 unit class(776,850 divided by 40
classes for a BA or BS)
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What is one hour of a college class worth?
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405 per hour in class (1 divided by 48 hours in
class)
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Would you attend class today and be prepared if I
paid you 405? if I were to pay you 394?
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Of course, these payments are over a working
lifetime of 30 years.
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How do you motivate yourself?

• What if you dont feel like coming to class or
  doing your homework. How do you motivate
  yourself to do it anyway?
• Think
• Discuss with the person next to you
• Share ideas

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Ways to Improve Your Concentration
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There are many ways to be motivated. Lets see
if any are useful to you.

• Think positively about the future
• Look for something interesting
• Improve your concentration
• Manage your external environment
• Intrinsic or extrinsic motivation
• Locus of control
• Achievement motivation
• Use a reward

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Optimism Vs. PessimismHow does it apply to
college?
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Find something interesting in your studies.
Exercise Textbook Skimming
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Concentration and motivation are connected

• If you can focus on what you are doing, you are
  motivated to continue.

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Manage Your External Environment
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Minimize Distractions

• If you study in the kitchen, you will be
  distracted by food
• If you study in front of the TV, you will be
  tempted to watch it
• If you study in bed, it will be difficult to say
  awake

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Be Here Now

• Choose where you will place your attention
• When your mind wanders, gently bring it back.
  Forcing attention does not work.

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For example, do not think about pink elephants!
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How many of you thought about pink elephants?
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When your mind wanders, gently bring it back to
the here and now.
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Can you be here now for two minutes?
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Focus on this number for 2 minutes
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Where did your mind goduring these two minutes?
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The Spider Technique

• Learn to ignore distractions and keep your
  attention focused

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Set up a Worry Time

• Set a time each day
• When worries distract you, remind yourself of the
  time set aside to worry
• Be here now
• Keep your worry appointment
• Find solutions

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Increase Your Activity

• Take a break
• Stretch
• Move
• Read and listen actively

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The Checkmark Technique

• When you find yourself distracted, place a
  checkmark on a piece of paper and refocus your
  attention
• With practice you will have fewer checkmarks and
  distractions

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Change Topics

• You may need to study for a short period of time
  and change subjects

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Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Motivation
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Intrinsic Motivation

• Comes from within yourself

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Extrinsic Motivation

• Comes from outside yourself

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Which is the more powerful motivator?

• Intrinsic or extrinsic motivation?

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Intrinsic motivation is the most powerful
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Locus of Control

• Where you place responsibility for control over
  your life
• Internal
• External

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Internal Locus of Control

• Believe they are in control of their lives
• Self-motivated
• Learn from mistakes
• Think positively

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External Locus of Control

• Others control their lives
• Life is a result of luck or fate
• Rely on external motivation
• Look for someone to blame
• Think negatively
• Victims of circumstance

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What is more likely to lead to achievement in
college?

• Internal Locus of Control?
• External Locus of Control?

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Internal locus of control is most likely to lead
to success in college.
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Exercise Locus of Control CSI
Activity
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More Types of Motivation
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Affiliation Motivation
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How can you use affiliation motivation to be
successful in college?
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Affiliation Motivation

• Study Groups
• Friends
• Athletics
• Clubs
• Activities

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Achievement Motivation
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Are you motivated by achievement?

• Competition for grades
• Winning the game
• Earning money
• Recognition for achievement

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Learning and Motivation

• Psychologists believe that much of our behavior
  is learned

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Find a reward to increase desirable behavior.
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Good rewards1. Do not involve alcohol or drugs
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Good rewards 1. Do not involve alcohol or
drugs2. Do not have too many calories
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Good rewards1. Do not involve alcohol or
drugs2. Do not have too many calories3. Do
not cost too much money
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What are some good rewards for studying?
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Success is a HABIT
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Success is a Habit

• We establish habits by taking small actions each
  day
• You can establish habits for success

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ExerciseI am successful when I
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ExerciseI am successful when IBehaviors
which interfere with my success
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ExerciseI am successful when IBehaviors
which interfere with my successI would like to
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A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE
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Step 1. State the problem.
I have a chocolate chip cookie eating habit
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Step 2Choose one small behavior at a timeMake
it small
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Changing one small behavior is like making a
ripple on a lake.
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Change one small behavior and you can change your
life.
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I will eat a healthy snack. NOTI will lose
weightorI will never eat cookies
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Step 3State in a positive way the behavior you
wish to accomplish
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EXAMPLEI will eat a healthy snack. instead of
eating cookies.
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Write an intention statement
I intend to eat a healthy snack.
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Step 4Count the behavior
How many cookies do I Eat each day?
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Step 5Picture in your mind the actions you will
take. Visualize your success.
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Step 6Practice
10 days Keep a Log
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Step 7Find a reward for your behavior
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Step 6 What reward will you use?
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10 Habits of Successful College Students

• Attend class.
• Read the textbook.
• Have an educational plan.
• Use college services.
• Get to know the faculty.

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10 Habits of Successful College Students

• Limit outside employment to 20 hours a week for a
  full time student.
• Take one step at a time.
• Have a goal for the future.
• Visualize your success.
• Ask questions.

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AssignmentHow to Change a HabitKeep a log for
10 days
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Keys to Success Persistence
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Persistence Will Get You Almost Anything
Eventually

• When is this true?
• When is it not true?

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90 of success is showing up!
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Make a commitment to reach your dreams
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Getting a college degree can be like climbing Mt.
Everest
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How to Climb Mt. Everest

• A small step at a time

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Succeed college one step at a time

• Get started.
• Attend the first class.
• Read the first chapter.
• Start a new study habit.