Exploring the Self: Understanding Self-Terminology and the Role of Motivated Agency

Lesson 2 250 words 1 ppw due by 4 am APA reference and ciattions In this week's lesson you will explore the self. As an online student, Complete one hour of intense self-study and understanding on the self terminology from the eText. Watch Dr. Andrea Pennington’s TEDx IUM talk Play Video Watch “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are” https://youtu.be/5pW2b1vwwf4 Think about the word that Dr. Pennington used that relates to your textbook term social actor. How do the two relate? *hint*... the word is mask! Considering how Dr. Pennington’s message relates to the self as a motivated agent, answer this: How have you been a motivated agent? 

 To me the similar concept of social actor and the lecture of as Dr. Pennington’s word masquerading. The concept of "Social actors," as related to the restrictive social institutions, may be viewed as entities or collectives e.g., associations, labor unions, social movements. Structural theories highlight how social systems define and limit human behavior, and action theories take a different perspective. Motivation, for its part, is related to the behavioral perspective. This current does not deny that there are also influential internal causes, but it gives a preponderant role to those causes of behavior that come from the outside and that are not found within the person. Thus, money or threats of punishment, among others, would be sources of extrinsic motivation (TEDx Talks, 2014). The well-known classical and operant conditioning would be the starting points to study extrinsic motivation in greater depth. 

In consideration of being a motivated agent, First, the self can be seen in the company of others as a relational performer who performs part and shows characteristics. Secondly, it works on inner desires and formulates priorities, principles and strategies to direct future actions. A driven officer has an internal climate that changes constantly and motivates his choices. For example, an agent may choose or not to eat in the presence of food based on the condition of his or her internal atmosphere, especially his motivation for hunger (Dunlop et al., 2015). Although i recognize my own identity, I sometimes equate myself to those around me. I will make distinctions up or down and this can affect our general conception and self-esteem.



References

Dunlop, W. L., Bannon, B. L., & McAdams, D. P. (2015). Studying the Motivated Agent Through Time: Personal Goal Development During the Adult Life Span. Journal of Personality, 85(2), 207–219. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12234

TEDx Talks. (2014). Become who you really are | Andrea Pennington | TEDxIUM. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pW2b1vwwf4