Achievement Goal Theory of Motivation Flashcards
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Three constructs of AGT
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- Goal involvement
- Disposition orientation goals
- Motivational climate
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Goal involvement
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The goals the athlete is focused on in that present moment. This is based on their dispositions and the motivational climate.
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Disposition orientation goals
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- established through experience in sport and other achievement contexts (classroom)
- athletes tend to emphasise task or ego goals
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Motivational climate
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- social situation created by significant people (coaches/parents)
- this varies the type of achievement goals emphasised in the athlete
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Task-goal orientation
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- individuals define success in terms of learning, improvement & trying hard
- feel successful when they demonstrate this
- longer, more stable motivation
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Ego-goal orientation
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- characterised by actions motivated by the wish to demonstrate superior confidence
- success felt when the person performs better than or similarly with less effort than peers
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Difference between ego-goal and task-goal orientation
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Task-goal oriented people believe that success is associated with mastery, effort, understanding and personal responsibility whereas ego-goal oriented people believe that ability and talent, not effort & endeavor, earn success.
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Motivation definition
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The direction and intensity of one’s effort (Sage, 1977)
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TARGET acronym
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Tasks Authority Reward Grouping Evaluation Timing
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Tasks
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- focus on learning and task involvement
- play down competitive & social comparison
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Authority
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- allow participants to be involved in decision-making
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Reward
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- reward improvement NOT social comparison
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Grouping
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- create cooperative learning climate within groups
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Evaluation
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- focus evaluation on personal improvement
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Timing
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- provide feedback ASAP after athlete performs tasks
