Motivation and the SDT Flashcards
What is motivation?
An assessment between two consequences - weigh the cost of doing vs not doing
e.g. cost of getting up early (trudging through snow/dark/rain etc) to the cost of sleeping in (and missing exercise)
What is a central theme of SDT?
Not all motivation is equal - the most motivating is intrinsic motivation
What are the 3 needs in SDT?
Autonomy
Competency
Relatedness
Def: Autonomy
The need to endorse and be the origin of ones behaviour; feeling in control of ones choices
Def: Competence
The need to ineract effectively with the environment. To feel mastery/confidence
Def: Relatedness
Need to feel connected with others and close to a community. Social belonging
What are the 6 different levels of regulation of behaviour?
Non-regulation
External regulation
Introjected regulation
Identified regulation
Integrated regulation
Intrinsic regulation
What are the 3 levels of motivation?
Amotivation
Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation
What 4 types of regulation fall under extrinsic motivation?
External regulation
Introjected regulation
Identified regulation
Integrated regulation
What are some qualities of an individual in external regulation?
Motivated by external sources like winning a prize or avoiding punishment
What are some qualities of an individual in introjected regulation?
Individual takes on a behaviour without fully accepting it as their own - to prove they can, avoid guilt, etc
What are some qualities of an individual in identified regulation?
No longer need rewards or coercion from external to partake in behaviour
Motivation comes from personal benefits - e.g. exercise because of health
What are some qualities of an individual in integrated regulation?
No longer needs rewards or coercion for behaviour
Partakes in behaviour because it aligns with their core values
Very similar to intrinsic motivation
