ch. 3: motivation

Question 1

motivation

Answer 1

the direction and intensity of effort and is key in many domains

Question 2

direction

Answer 2

seek out, attracted to, approaches

Question 3

intensity

Answer 3

quality of effort

Question 4

trait-centered view

Answer 4

individual characteristics

Question 5

situation-centered view

Answer 5

determined by situation

Question 6

interactional view

Answer 6

personal and situational factors interact; best way to understand motivation

Question 7

achievement motivation

Answer 7

a persons effort to master a task, overcome obstacles, perform better than others, and take pride in exercising talent

Question 8

high achievers

Answer 8

select challenging tasks; perform better when evaluated

Question 9

low achievers

Answer 9

avoid challenging tasks; perform worse when evaluated

Question 10

competitiveness

Answer 10

striving for satisfaction when making comparisons with some standard of excellence in the presence of evaluative others

Question 11

attribution theory

Answer 11

focuses on how people explain their successes and failures

Question 12

stability

Answer 12

success is fairly stable or unstable

Question 13

locus of causality

Answer 13

internal or external to the individual

Question 14

locus of control

Answer 14

under ones control or not

Question 15

why is attribution theory important?

Answer 15

influences expectations of success and failure

Question 16

achievement goal theory

Answer 16

3 factors; outcome/task/social goal orientations

Question 17

outcome goal orientation (competitive/ego)

Answer 17

focuses on comparisons with others and winning

Question 18

task goal orientation (mastery)

Answer 18

focuses on individual performance improvements based on a self-comparison

Question 19

social goal orientation

Answer 19

focuses on evaluating their competence in terms of affiliation with the group and being liked by others

Question 20

competence motivational theory

Answer 20

people are motivated to feel worthy or competent and that these perceptions are the primary determinants of behavior

Question 21

intrinsic motivation

Answer 21

strive inwardly to be competent and self-determining in their quest to master

Question 22

social factors

Answer 22

success or failure, focus on competition, coaches’ behavior

Question 23

psychological factors

Answer 23

need for competence, autonomy, and relatedness

Question 24

cognitive evaluation theory

Answer 24

controlling (negative; holding something over someone’s head) or informational (beneficial to your overall motivation)

Question 25

people have motivations to do things based on what 3 key characteristics?

Answer 25

relatedness, autonomy, and competence

Question 26

why are attributions important?

Answer 26

influence expectations of success or failure and emotional reactions