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Management of Emotion and Effort

In chapter 1, you learned the

importance of managing your own

motivation, and in chapter 3 you

learned about the factors that

influence motivation to learn. Thus

far, you learned that values and

goals are important determinants

of motivation and that goal setting

can be an important motivational

strategy. In addition, you learned

that the nature of your attribu-

tions can have an important

impact on your motivation to

learn because they influence your

emotions and effort. More specifi-

cally, I suggested that you analyze

how you interpret the causes of

your successes and failures, espe-

cially ability versus effort attribu-

tions. You also learned that self-

efficacy is an important belief that

is related to academic performance.

Thus, as you gain more expertise

in “learning how to learn” and

attain greater academic success,

your efficacy beliefs, or judgments

about your capabilities to learn,

will be enhanced. In turn, these

beliefs will lead to greater effort,

persistence, and self-monitoring

of your behavior. Finally, you

learned that arranging or imagin-

ing rewards or punishments for

success or failure at an academic

task can be a useful motivation

strategy.

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