ch. 3: motivation Flashcards
motivation
the direction and intensity of effort and is key in many domains
direction
seek out, attracted to, approaches
intensity
quality of effort
trait-centered view
individual characteristics
situation-centered view
determined by situation
interactional view
personal and situational factors interact; best way to understand motivation
achievement motivation
a persons effort to master a task, overcome obstacles, perform better than others, and take pride in exercising talent
high achievers
select challenging tasks; perform better when evaluated
low achievers
avoid challenging tasks; perform worse when evaluated
competitiveness
striving for satisfaction when making comparisons with some standard of excellence in the presence of evaluative others
attribution theory
focuses on how people explain their successes and failures
stability
success is fairly stable or unstable
locus of causality
internal or external to the individual
locus of control
under ones control or not
why is attribution theory important?
influences expectations of success and failure
achievement goal theory
3 factors; outcome/task/social goal orientations
outcome goal orientation (competitive/ego)
focuses on comparisons with others and winning
task goal orientation (mastery)
focuses on individual performance improvements based on a self-comparison
social goal orientation
focuses on evaluating their competence in terms of affiliation with the group and being liked by others
competence motivational theory
people are motivated to feel worthy or competent and that these perceptions are the primary determinants of behavior
intrinsic motivation
strive inwardly to be competent and self-determining in their quest to master
social factors
success or failure, focus on competition, coaches’ behavior
psychological factors
need for competence, autonomy, and relatedness
cognitive evaluation theory
controlling (negative; holding something over someone’s head) or informational (beneficial to your overall motivation)
