Motivation Psychology

Motivation theory in I/O Psy

Motivation Theory, and Terms Examples Used in I/O Psychology

By Rom Antony Day

Monday, Feb. 7th, 2011

I will list a few examples of motivation-theory important to I/O Psychology.

intrinsic motivator

extrinsic motivator

intrinsically motivated

extrinsically motivated

altruism

goal setting theory

goal- difficulty

goal-complexity

input-output theory

Maslow need hierarchy

valance theory

variance regression

regression analysis

positive reinforcement

negative reinforcement

attribution error

effects of colors on eyes

effects of colors on mood

personality theories such as catharsis.

personality types in general such as A-type, analytic type, and promoter, type, or supporter type. Formal vs. informal, conservative vs. liberal or reserved vs. outgoing.

in-group

out-group

survivors

down-sizing

right-sizing

re-engineering

job enrichment

job enlargement

milieu

panacea