Motivation Flashcards
Approaches to Motivation
Personal centred view (trait)
Situational factors (state)
Trait motivation examples
Personality
Needs
Interests
Goals
State motivation examples
Coaching style
Environment
Win-loss ratio
Sorrentino and Sheppard (1978) object
to see whether each swimmer was orientated more toward social approval or toward rejection and how their motivational orientation influenced their behaviour
Sorrentino and Sheppard (1978) outcome
approval-orientated people performed best in a team. Whereas, rejection fearing people performed best alone
Carrot and Stick Framework
Motivation is seen as a process that incorporates components of reward and punishment
Self Determination Theory Focus
extent to which behaviours such as sport and exercise participation undertaken voluntarily (not controlled by external agent (coach) or contingency (reward))
Self Determination Theory Basically
What Motivates People
SDT - the 3 basic psych needs
Relatedness, Autonomy, Competence
Relatedness (SDT)
people need to experience a sense of belonging and attachment to other people
Autonomy (SDT)
people need to feel in control of their own behaviours
Competence (SDT)
people need to gain mastery of tasks and learn different skills
Extrinsic Motivation
when sport involvement is driven by trophies, ribbons, salaries, scholarships, or the approval of others
Intrinsic Motivation
participation in sport is inherently pleasurable, when effort is based on enjoyment of competition, excitement, or the desire to learn and improve
Amotivation
I don’t see why i should have to exercise. I participate in sport, but i question why i am putting myself through this