motivation Flashcards
What is motivation?
The desire of inner fire that compels one to act and persist. It is influenced by personal and situational factors.
Describe cognitive evaluation theory
Studies how different social contexts; supporting and controlling, influence intrinsic motivation and the important of both competence and autonomy to increase intrinsic motivation.
Organismic Integration Theory
People hold multiple motives for activities. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation can drive intentional action. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation form opposite poles of a continuum.
Causality orientation theory
Personality-level differences of autonomy, controlled and impersonal orientation are developed by interactions with the social context.
Goal orientation theory
Distinguishes between intrinsic and extrinsic goals and their influence of motivation and well-being. Intrinsic goals satisfy basic psychological needs and lead to greater well being.
Basic psychological needs theory
Focuses on the 3 needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness and how satisfaction of the these will lead to psychological health, optimal functioning and wellbeing.
Strategies to foster basic psychological needs
- listening to participants
- advising participants
- relating to participants
- structuring sessions - opportunity for choice
Tangible rewards
financial rewards
Controlling feedback
negative non-detailed feedback
Excessive personal control
controlling someones life outside of sport or placing sport over other factors in someones life
Intimidation behaviours
Negative comments on performance
Promoting ego-involvement
negative comparisons to others on performance affecting a persons ego
Conditional regard
punishments through social interaction
Autonomy
independence, freedom from control
Competence
the ability to do something successfully
