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5 Motivation III
5 Motivation III
Kim Peters
2016
THEORY OF BEHAVIOUR
The COM-B theory of individual behaviour.
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WHAT IS MOTIVATION?
• Motivation: all brain processes that energise and
direct behaviour, including goals, habitual
processes, emotions and analytical decision-
making.
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WHAT IS MOTIVATION?
These map onto 3 main sources of motivation (see
Leonard, Beauvais & Scholl):
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INTRINSIC OUTCOME
Hawthorne Works
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IDENTITY MAPS EXERCISE
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GROUP BEHAVIOUR
Two key theories in the domain of group behaviour
are Social Identity Theory (SIT) and Self-
Categorisation Theory (SCT).
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USING GROUPS FOR CHANGE
It is easier to change groups than individuals…
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GROUP MOTIVATION
Similarly, if we can associate an outgroup with an
undesireable behaviour, we can reduce willingness to
engage in it.
These flyers
either focused
on the health
dangers or
associated
drinking with
PG students.
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GROUP MOTIVATION
Chen, Chen, Liu & Mei (2015) wanted to explore the
impact of teams on pro-social lending activity on
Kiva.org, the first microlending 小额贷款 website
that matches lenders with entrepreneurs 企业家 in
developing countries.
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GROUP MOTIVATION
Although Kiva has facilitated loans of more than $666
million to over 1.5 million borrowers, most lenders
only lend once.
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GROUP MOTIVATION
Chen et al. (2015) found that lenders who join teams
contribute 1.2 more loans per month than those who
do not.
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GROUP MOTIVATION
To test whether teams work by making it easier to find
worthy borrowers and / or by competition, they posted
a message on the team forum. The content was
manipulated in a 2 (id borrower or not) x 2 (set goal or
not) design.
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IDEOLOGIES: CONSERVATIVE
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IDEOLOGIES: MORAL BASES
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IDEOLOGIES: MORAL BASES
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IDEOLOGIES: MORAL BASES
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IDEOLOGIES: MORAL BASES
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IDEOLOGIES: MORAL BASES
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IDEOLOGIES: MORAL BASES
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