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Motivation Flashcards

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Motivation is described as (blank)

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direction and intensity of one’s effort

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Direction pertains to whether a person (blanks)

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seeks out or is attracted to certain situations

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Intensity pertains to how much (blank)

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effort a person puts forth in a given situation

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3 approaches to motivation

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  • trait-centered
  • situation-centered
  • interactional
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This approach to motivation is also known as the participant-centered view

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trait-centered

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In the trait-centered view, these are the determinants of motivated behavior

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individual characteristics

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True or False

Individual characteristics predispose people to be inherently motivated

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true

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In the situation centered view, these are the determinants of behavior

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situations

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The best approach to understanding motivation is the (blank) view

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interactional view

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This refers to the degree to which a person sees group involvement as an opportunity for social approval or rejection

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affiliation motivation

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When a person views group involvement as an opportunity for social approval, competition is seen as (blank)

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a positive state

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When a person views group involvement as an opportunity for social rejection, competition is seen as (blank)

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feeling threatened in activities in which she may let others down

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True or False

The best individual players make the best team

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False

best individual players do not necessarily make the best team

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5 common guidelines to building motivation

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  • consider both situations and traits
  • understand people’s motives for involvement
  • change the environment
  • influence motivation
  • use behavior modification to change undesirable motives
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The more common motive of the youth for physical/sport involvement

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competence and skill development

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The more common motive of adults for physical/sport involvement

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health

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3 ways to make the environment more motivating

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  • provide both competition and recreation
  • provide multiple opportunities
  • adjust to individuals within groups
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3 general needs according to the Self-Determination Theory

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  • competence
  • autonomy
  • connectedness
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True or False

A coach’s action can heavily influence the team

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true

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True or False

Gender and cultural differences affect motivation

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true

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This refers to a person’s orientation to strive for success, persist amidst failure, and experience pride in accomplishments

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achievement motivation

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Achievement motivation is known as (blank) in sports

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competitiveness

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Competitiveness is a disposition to strive for (blank)

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satisfaction

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A competitive disposition requires making (blank) with (blank)

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making comparisons with some standard of excellence

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A competitive decision requires the presence of (blank)

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evaluative others

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4 outcomes influenced by achievement motivation

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  • choices of activities
  • efforts to pursue goals
  • intensity of effort
  • persistence
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27
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4 theories of achievement motivation

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  • need achievement theory
  • attribution theory
  • achievement goal theory
  • competence motivation theory
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Need achievement theory considers both (blank) and (blank) factors as predictors of behavior

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personal and situational

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5 components of the need achievement theory

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  • personality factors
  • situational factors
  • resultant tendency
  • emotional reactions
  • achievement behavior
30
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Personality factors are also known as (blank)

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motives

31
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2 underlying achievement motives of each person

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  • achieve success

- avoid failure

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2 primary considerations when it comes to situational factors

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  • probability of success

- incentive value of success

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This is derived by considering an individual’s achievement motive levels in relation to situational factors

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Resultant tendencies

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The need achievement theory is best for predicting situations where there is a (blank) chance of success

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50-50

35
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This component refers to how much pride or shame a person experiences

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emotional reactions

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This component refers to how the 4 other components interact to influence behavior

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achievement-related behaviors

37
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2 most important contributions of the need achievement theory

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  • task preference

- performance predictions

38
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This theory focuses on how people explain their success and failures

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attribution theory

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3 most basic attribution categories

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  • stability
  • locus of causality
  • locus of control
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This attribution category pertains to the expectancy of future success

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stability

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2 components of stability

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stable and unstable

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A stable attribution (blank) expectation of success

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increases

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An unstable attribution (blank) expectation of success

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decreases

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This attribution category pertains to various emotional influences

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causality factors

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2 components of causality

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internal and external

46
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An internal causal attribution (blank) pride or shame

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increases

47
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An external causal attribution (blank) pride or shame

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decreases

48
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This attribution category pertains to emotions that are either within or outside our control

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locus of control

49
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A factor in one’s control (blank) motivation

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increases

50
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A factor out of one’s control (blank) motivation

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decreases

51
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This theory asserts that 3 interacting factors determine a person’s motivation

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achievement goal theory

52
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What are the 3 interacting factors under the achievement goal theory?

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  • achievement goals
  • perceived ability
  • achievement behavior
53
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5 types of goal orientations

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  • outcome/competitive goal orientation
  • task/mastery goal orientation
  • social goal orientation
  • entity goal orientation
  • incremental goal orientation
54
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This goal orientation refers to comparing the self with and defeating others

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outcome/competitive goal orientation

55
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This goal orientation refers to improving the self relative to past performances

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task/mastery goal orientation

56
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This goal orientation refers to competence being judged in terms of group affiliation and recognition

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social goal orientations

57
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This goal orientation refers to ability to be fixed and unable to be changed

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entity view

58
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This goal orientation refers to ability being enhanced through hard work and effort

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incremental focus

59
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In a climate of master/task goal orientation, there are (blank)

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more adaptive motivational patterns

60
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In a climate of outcome orientation, there are (blank)

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less adaptive motivational patterns

61
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This theory pertains to perceptions of control working with self-worth and competence evaluations to influence motivation

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competence motivation theory

62
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According to the competence motivation theory, motivational orientations, feedback, reinforcement, and self-esteem influence (blank)

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affective states

63
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3 stages of developing achievement motivation and competitiveness

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  1. autonomous competence
  2. social comparison stage
  3. integrated stage
64
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The focus in the autonomous competence stage is (blank)

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mastering their environment and self-testing

65
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The focus in the social comparison stage is (blank)

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direct comparison of performance with peers

66
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The focus in the integrated stage is (blank)

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knowing the appropriate time to compete and compare vs adopting self-referenced standards

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