Florida International University Behavior Analyst Journal Entry

About me— Behavior analyst

For this journal entry, you will use examples from your own life (in work or at school) to describe what motivates you and what doesn’t. Then you will select a motivation theory discussed this week that explains why you were motivated or not motivated.

First, take a moment to think about examples in your own life where you were motivated and other times where you were unmotivated. For example:

• Do you need to “get something” for your work to be motivated?
• Do you need to feel you can do something to be motivated to do it?
• Do your goals (personal, career etc.) motivate you?
• Are you motivated when you feel someone is getting more recognition or pay than you?

Come up with at least two examples for instances when you were motivated and at least two examples of when you were not motivated. Add a brief explanation of the situation to the provided table under the proper category (motivated = green, and not motivated = red). Within your explanations, be sure to address the following:

• For instances where you felt motivated: What about the situation motivated you?
• For instances where you did not feel motivated: What seemed to deplete your motivation?

• Important : Next, for each of the examples you provided in the table, select a motivation theory that appropriately explains why you were motivated or not motivated in the situation. Under the column “Theory that Applies and Why”, write the name of the theory and explain why it is related to that particular example.