In your opinion, what is the single most significant aspect of humanistic motivation that differentiates it unambiguously from motives derived through Maslow's hierarchy and through behaviorally learned motivation? How can motivation be augmented without relying on increased rewards or reduced discomforts? Why?
7.2
Richard S. Lazarus identified a process called appraisal in his model for emotionally guided decision making. Present an example from everyday life problems in which his model seems to apply usefully to social survival. Why might it cause an individual to adapt to current local conditions?
8.1
Consider the models of Piaget, Erickson, and others regarding the stages of cognitive developmental. Do these models suggest a correlation between cognitive development and learning development throughout the human lifespan? Why or why not?
8.2
How has this course altered your perspective of human learning and cognition? How might this altered perspective influence your doctoral research? As a result of your learning in this course, what new assumptions must you now address as you begin your research?
ecl569
modules_7_and_8.docx
0
