motivation

Question 1

what is motivation?

Answer 1

the direction and intensity of ones effort.
the why of behaviour

Question 2

direction meaning?

Answer 2

whether an individual seeks out certain situations

Question 3

intensity meaning?

Answer 3

how much effort an individual puts forth in a given situation.

Question 4

trait centred view meaning?

Answer 4

motivation primarily determined by individual characteristics (e.g. personality)

Question 5

situation centred view meaning?

Answer 5

motivation mostly driven by the environment

Question 6

interactional view meaning?

Answer 6

motivation is determined by the interaction between individual characteristics and the environment

Question 7

intrinsic motivation meaning?

Answer 7

engagement in behaviour for enjoyment, pleasure and to feel competent

Question 8

intrinsic motivation example

Answer 8

i do it because i love it

Question 9

extrinsic motivation meaning?

Answer 9

engagement in behaviour to achieve or obtain some separable outcome

Question 10

extrinsic motivation example

Answer 10

i do it for money

Question 11

amotivation meaning?

Answer 11

a lack of intention to perform the behaviour

Question 12

amotivation example

Answer 12

i don’t know why i do it

Question 13

4 types of extrinsic motivation?

Answer 13

external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, integrated regulation

Question 14

External regulation meaning?

Answer 14

Behaviour controlled by external means such as rewards or punishments

Question 15

Introjected regulation meaning?

Answer 15

engagement in behaviour for external approval or to avoid external sources of disapproval

Question 16

Identified regulation meaning?

Answer 16

Engagement in behaviour for personally held values or benefits from the activity

Question 17

Integrated regulation meaning?

Answer 17

Engagement in behaviour to help reaffirm behaviour as integral to self-identity

Question 18

Social factors that affect intrinsic and extrinsic motivation?

Answer 18

1. success or failure
2. competition focus
3. coach behaviours

Question 19

psychological factors affecting intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

Answer 19

1. autonomy
2. competence
3. relatedness

Question 20

Autonomy meaning?

Answer 20

Taking responsibility for your own behaviour, making own decisions

Question 21

Competence meaning?

Answer 21

How good you are, your skills, ability to express skills

Question 22

Relatedness meaning?

Answer 22

Feeling connected to other people, feeling included

Question 23

What is the self-determination theory?

Answer 23

Broad framework for the study of human motivation and personality. Used to explain/predict motivation in a wide range of domains

Question 24

What are the 3 basic needs in the SDT to increase motivation?

Answer 24

Competence, autonomy, relatedness

Question 25

What happens if autonomy motivation is increased?

Answer 25

increased persistence, positive affect/emotions, psychological wellbeing, physical activity, decreased burnout

Question 26

What is the cognitive evaluation theory?

Answer 26

Explains the effects of external rewards on internal motivation. Considers competence and autonomy in fostering intrinsic motivation

Question 27

Achievement motivation is our effort to?

Answer 27

Master a task, achieve excellence, overcome obstacles, perform better than others, take pride in exercise talent.

Question 28

What is the achievement goal theory?

Answer 28

theory into goals (reasons, motives etc) that direct achievement related behaviour

Question 29

What are the achievement goals?

Answer 29

short term, long term, outcome goals, process goals, performance goals

Question 30

What are outcome goals?

Answer 30

outcome of competition (winning a match). Is a outcome orientated goal

Question 31

What are process goals?

Answer 31

setting goals and targets for how you meet that outcome (I will train for an hour). Is a task orientated goal

Question 32

What are performance goals?

Answer 32

setting yourself a target for their own performance (I will score 2 goals). Is a task orientated goal

Question 33

What does perceived ability mean?

Answer 33

How you view your ability of skills

Question 34

What are task orientated goals?

Answer 34

Competence evaluated in terms of mastery, improvement or learning (self referenced criteria). Set process or performance goals.

Question 35

What are ego orientated goals?

Answer 35

Competence evaluated in terms of demonstrating ability and superiority in relation to other (other referenced criteria). Set outcome goals

Question 36

What does task orientation link with?

Answer 36

increased engagement, persistence, effort, motor skills, enjoyment, physical activity, decreased burnout. More likely to take risks, select difficult tasks

Question 37

What does ego orientation link with?

Answer 37

decreased perception of competence, effort, performance. More likely to select activities with higher guarantee of success or easier opponents.

Question 38

What are social goal orientations?

Answer 38

May affect achievement behaviour. Judgement of competence based on affiliation with group and recognition of being liked by others.

Question 39

What is avoidance?

Answer 39

Avoidance of being a failure do the bare minimum, motivated to not fail

Question 40

What is approach?

Answer 40

Want to succeed and do everything they can do to the best

Question 41

Developing achievement motivation stages?

Answer 41

Autonomous competence stage - age 1-4
Social comparison stage - kids comparing themselves to others as a competition (primary school) can use this stage as a motivator for little kids
integrated stage - adulthood, where you recognise there are multiple ways to motivate someone.