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Uwrt Annotated Bibliography Sean Comments
Uwrt Annotated Bibliography Sean Comments
Jazzmon McLean
Professor Jizi
UWRT 1104
7 November 2017
Annotated Bibliography
Bnabou, Roland, and Jean Tirole. Self-Confidence and Personal Motivation. The Quarterly
Journal of Economics, vol. 117, no. 3, 2002, pp. 871915. JSTOR, JSTOR, Commented [S1]: I would suggest you include a
hanging indent and remove the link
www.jstor.org/stable/4132491.
1. In the journal Self-Confidence and Personal Motivation by Benabou and Jean Tirole, the Commented [S2]: Dont number your paragraphs even
though you may have gotten into the habit from out
discussion boards
relationship between confidence and motivation is highlighted and studied. They
introduce theories to back up their argument and even credit well known researchers in
self image, self-deception, and other concepts in order to understand specifically what
enhances our motivation, and what we should stay away from in order to maintain it.
Confidence and Motivation are complementary to one another, the authors use several
2. From the journal I learned that there is evidence that suggests that confidence is the main
thing needed to spark motivation and maintain it. If someone is confident in themselves
and their ability, they will maintain their motivation despite obstacles that may get in
their way. Specifically I like the equation high self-confidence = high personal
motivation. This equation illustrates the fact that motivation and self confidence have a
hand in hand relationship. If one side is high the other side will rise as well. This relates
quality to focus on, self confidence. Within my other research I am going to look for
3. Roland Benabou and Jean Tirole both have research interests in psychology. Benabou
focuses specifically on economics and psychology, which gives him the opportunity to
learn more and understand what specifically motivates people, how it motivates them,
and how they can maintain it. Benabou is also a part of several academies and research
foundations like the Behavioral Economics Roundtable, Research Fellow of the Center
for Economic Policy Research and many more. He is currently a professor at Princeton
University and has worked in research for decades to prove his credibility. Jean Tirole is
psychology and economics, finance, industrial organization and others. Both Benabou
and Tirole have very high reputations and are respected within their professions.
Final comments (Sean Epley): Overall I think that each paragraph was really well written
and does a great job of covering all the bases that it needed to just be sure to not number
paragraphs on your annotated bibliography and remove the link. Im not a professor so dont
assume everything is good just because I said so but other than those small things its great.