Chapter 4

Question 1

What is the difference between approval and rejection threatened oriented motivation?

Answer 1

approval = better in groups

rejection = better alone

Question 2

What is a key point in addressing how to enhance motivation?

Answer 2

must analyze and respond not only to player’s personality but also interaction with environment

Question 3

What is Self-Determination Theory?

Answer 3

There are 3 key components

1. Competence (self-belief)
2. Autonomy (ability to dictate others)
3. Social connectedness

Question 4

What are the guidelines to follow when observing your participants motives?

Answer 4

1. what do they like to do and what do they not
2. build a relationship
3. ask for reasons of participation

Question 5

What are the 5 Guidelines for building motivation?

Answer 5

1.Consider situations and traits
2. Understand people’s motives
3. Change the environment -structured environment
4.Influence Motivation - actions and tech use
5. Use behavior modification - punishment and reward system

Question 6

What is typically the end result for someone focused on achieving access versus someone who avoids failure?

Answer 6

High achievers focus on achieving success, while low focus on achieving success and high focus on avoiding failure results in low achievers

Question 7

What is Need Achievement Theory? What are the five components?

Answer 7

both personal and situational factors are important predictors of behaviors

personality, situational, resultant tendencies, emotional reactions, achievement behavior

Question 8

What is attribution theory? What are the most basic attributions?

Answer 8

how people explain their success and failures

stability, locus of causality (factor is internal or external), locus of control (factor either is or isn’t under person’s control)

Question 8

What is attribution theory? What are the most basic attributions?

Answer 8

how people explain their success and failures

stability, locus of causality (factor is internal or external), locus of control (factor either is or isn’t under person’s control)

Question 9

What is the Achievement Goal Theory? What are the three key factors?

Answer 9

one is motivated by one’s interpretation of what it takes to succeed

Achievement goals ( are they ego or task based), Perceived ability( competence), achievement behavior (performance and effort)

Question 10

What is competence motivation theory?

Answer 10

athlete’s perception of control works with self-worth to influence motivation and ability

Question 11

What are the three stages of Achievement Motivation and competitiveness?

Answer 11

1. Autonomous Competence Stage (up to 4, self-referenced standards)
2. Social Comparison Stage (begins at 5, social hierarchy)
   3.Intergrated Stage (social comparison and autonomous achievements