Motivation

Question 1

Definition of motivation

Answer 1

The direction and intensity of ones effort (Weinberg and Gould 2011)

Question 2

What are achievement goals?

Answer 2

Competence based aims that individuals target in evaluative settings (achievement context)

Question 3

What is an achievement context?

Answer 3

1. Evaluation of performance
2. Level of challenge in skill
3. competition against others on oneself

Question 4

2 distinctive achievement goals

Answer 4

Nichollss (1984) task and ego goals

Question 5

Definition of task involved motivation?

Answer 5

Competence is in terms of absolute evaluative standards of mastery - learning and mastery of task. (Judged on comparison with former attainment or max attainment)

Question 6

Definition of ego involved motivation?

Answer 6

Goals is to perform better than others - competence is defined in terms of comparison to others

Question 7

Who came up with 2x2 model of achievement goal theory?

Answer 7

Elliott and Macgregor (2001)

Question 8

Task involvement leads to increase effort

Answer 8

Sarrazin (2002) climbing task

Question 9

EI is negatively correlated with satisfaction

Answer 9

Duda et al. 1995

Question 10

TI = Pro social values and sportsmanship like behaviour

Answer 10

Roberts et al. 1995

Question 11

EI - endorses behavior like missing training, cheating and trying to impress the coach

Answer 11

Roberts and Treasure (2001)

Question 12

Ti decreases pre-match anxiety however, low perception of ability increases anxiety

Answer 12

Ommundson and Pederson (1999)