Achievement Goals In Sport

Question 1

What are the two conceptions of ability/competence?

Answer 1

Self-referenced -> based on the self, any ability conceived as improvement

Other-referenced -> comparing yourself to others where ability is seen as a capacity

Question 2

What is a task-orientated achievement goal?

Answer 2

Self-referenced perceptions of competence where focus is on the self

Question 3

What is an ego-orientated achievement goal?

Answer 3

Other-referenced perceptions of competence where the focus is on beating others

Question 4

What is goal orientation?

Answer 4

The tendency to adopt a certain goal

Question 5

What is the basic premise of achievement goal theory?

Answer 5

That people engage in achievement situations in order to develop or demonstrate experience

Question 6

Is ego-orientated or task orientated better?

Answer 6

Task orientated.

Always leads to high persistence and seeks challenges

Question 7

What did Kavussanu et al (2011) find in terms of goal orientations

Answer 7

Found that the elite group were slightly higher for both ego and task orientation however in task the difference was greater - coaches should promote task

Question 8

White et al (2004) believed that task orientation led to effort, what about ego-orientation?

Answer 8

High ability and deception