chapter 4 Flashcards
Define motivation
The direction and intensity of effort
Participant-centered view of motivation:
Individual characteristics
Situation-centered view of motivation
Situation or environment
Interactional view of motivation
Participant factors and situation or environment context
5 Guidelines for building motivation
Consider both situations and traits
Understand multiple motives for involvement
Change environment to enhance motivation
Influence motivation
Use behavior modification to change undesirable motivations
How to identify motives
Observe
Talk to others
Ask directly
Self-Determination Theory
Competence, Autonomy, Belonging
Achievement Motivation
A self comparison: motivation to achieve or avoid failure, probability of success, how do they feel and behavior moving forward
Define Competitiveness
Social evaluation or comparison: how other people push your motivation
Need achievement theory
an interactional approach: motives to achieve success and avoid failure
Attribution Theory
How people explain their success and failures
Achievement goal theory
Improving relative to one’s own past performances
Competence motivation theory
Comparing performance with and defeating others
Achievement motivation in high and low achievers
They are cross sectional: different personality factors can lead to different situational factors
High achievers: seek achievement situations, challenges, enhance performance
Low achievers: avoid achievement situations, avoid risks, perform poorly
