Achievement motivation

Question 1

Explain the factors that contribute to a performer’s level of ‘achievement motivation’

Answer 1

• Situational and personality factors
• Situational factors include the probability of success and the the incentive value of success
• Personality factors include whether the performer shows the need to achieve personality of need to avoid failure personality

Question 2

How does the achievement motivation of a performer affect their approach behaviour?

Answer 2

• Achievement motivation= the desire to succeed- fear of failure
• If a performer shows the need to achieve personality, they will show approach behaviours where as a performer with a need to avoid failure personality will show avoidance behaviours
• An example of approach behaviours is choosing challenging tasks