List some internal states or representations that affect motivation according to cognitive theories.
Describe Love and Greenwald's (1978) study showing how attitudes are related to cognitions.
Distinguish between performance goals and learning goals.
Define expectancies (Bandura's "self-efficacy") and values, and give examples illustrating their effects on motivation.
Distinguish between personal and situational interest.
List some examples of topics that typically produce situational interest.
Define "Attribution" as it relates to motivation.
Explain what is meant by a "Mastery Orientation" versus "Learned Helplessness".
Explain the effects of "Internal" versus "External" locus of control.
Explain what the most optimistic people attribute their successes and failures to, and what their attributions lead to.
Describe the effects of challenge and competition on motivation.