achievement motivation Flashcards

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definition of achievement motivation

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an individuals drive to achieve success for its own sake

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what is the equation for achievement motivation

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desire to succeed - fear of failure

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2 factors that atkinson proposed that affects achievement of motivation

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personality
situational factors

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what are the personalty factors

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NACH
NAF

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what is NACH

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need to achieve

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what is NAF

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need to avoid failure

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what is atkinsons original achievement motivation equation

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AM = NACH-NAF

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what are NACH characteristics

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looks for challenges
persists for longer
values feedback from others
enjoys performing in evaluative situations
takes reasonable risks
completes tasks quickly and efficently
takes responsibilty for actions
high levels of SE
willing to take risks

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what are NAF characteristics

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avoids cahllenges
gives up easily
dislikes feedback from others
dislikes 50-50
preoccupied with failure
takes time to complete tasks
avoids personal responsibilty
low levels of SE
unwilling to take risks

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what does the performer assess

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the task difficulty
the incentive of the task

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the equation of probability of success/failure

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task difficulty/probability of success

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what does the incentive of task equal

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the importance of the individual of success or failure in the task
(negative linear realtionship)

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what is avoidance behaviour

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people with low SE/NAF dominance avoid situations to protect self esteem

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what is approach behaviour

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people who attempt challenging situations even if they might fail
the coach needs to be positive even if they fail

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how can a coach help increase NACH

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using postive reinforcement to increase feelings of pride
setting tasks that have a choice of difficulty so everyone can achieve
try not to put low achievers into a situation were they may fail
choosing task everyone can achieve but not too easy
focuseing any negative feedback on effort rather than ability
gradually increasing task difficulty as self esteem improves

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what is SOQ

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sport orientation questionnaire

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what did martens propose that motivates to be NACH or NAF in a sport setting

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competitiveness
win orientation
goal orientation

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what are the SOQ results

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males score highrt on competitiveness and win orientation
females scored a little higher on goal orientation
athletes scored higher than non athletes in most areas
athletes were more concered about performance and less about outcome than non athletes

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what are the 3 stages that veroff proposed that achievemtent motivation developes in

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autonomus competence stage
social comparison stage
integrated stage

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what is the autonomous competence stage

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up to 5 years old a child is concerned with mastering skills
rarely compare to others
concern is to do better than last time
measure own success using internal standards
set their own goals

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what is the social comparison stage

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from 6 a child starts comparing themselves to others
measure success using external standards
unlikley to progress to next stage of development or uncomfortable with competition or competes to staisfy own ego and beat others
like to progress if they enjoy competition and use feedback gained

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what is the integrated phase

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no fixed age depends to maturation
measure standards using internal and external standards

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definition of motivation

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desire to succeed

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two types of motivation

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intrinsic
extrinsic

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what is intrinsic motivation
comes from within eg, runner completes marathon
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what is extrinsic motivation
comes from outside source
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what are the example or tangiable rewards
trophies badges money medals certificates
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two types of extrinsic rewards
tangible intangible
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examples of intangible rewards
prasie smile applause approval social status postive comments
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analysis of extrinsic rewards
+can be used too much as a incentive, loss of value - become dependent - loss of motivation -pressure - expectation of rewards
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analysis of intrinsic
+ longer lasting + stronger
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what are the motives to play sport
physical emotional social psychological well being health
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how can age ad gender affect motivation
older people are more motivated by pschological males are more motivated by assertive achievement
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srategies to maitain intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
make activity fun pointing out health benefits breaking skill into parts pointing out role models internal success setting goals positive feedback set challenging goals correct error via negative feedback
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what is goal setting
the identification of what the perfromer is trying to achieve at a specified time
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according to lock and latham how can goals create positive effects on performance
- directing attention - regulating effort into the task - ensuring effort is sustained until goal is reached - motivationg people - providing sepcific evaluation and feedback - developes self confidence and self efficacy
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what is an outcome goal
concerned with end result
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what is a performance goal
related to behaviour/ compare with previous performances
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what is a process orientated goal
how to become successful
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what are long term goals
within next year
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what are immediate/ medium term goals
3 months
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what are short term goals
1 month quick success can build confidence
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what does SMART stand for
specific measurable agreed realistic time phased
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what does research show
LT goals cannot be realsitic set ST goals to acheive LT goals achieve ST will help with confidence and reduce anxiety set performance not outcome goals express goals positively
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how can a coach help with meeting goals
negotiating the goals giving rewards for progress being supportive providing regular feedback explain reasons for goal setting