Week 7: Motivation

Question 1

3 components of motivation

Answer 1

Direction of effort
-Situations that are sought out
Intensity of effort
-Amount of effort put forth
Persistence
-Maintaining intensity of effort over time
-Critical during obstacles

Question 2

Examples of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

Answer 2

Intrinsic Motivation
-Engaging in behaviours because of interest and enjoyment
-A powerful motivator
Extrinsic Motivation
-Engaging in behaviours to attain rewards or outcomes that lie outside the activity itself
-Extensive in sport

Question 3

Between the three sources of motivation

Answer 3

*Trait-centered view
What athletes bring to the situation
Individual characteristics (ex: leader, persistent )
*Situation-centered view
Environmental factors are critical
*Interaction-centered view
Interaction between personal and environmental factors can play a role in something.

Question 4

Behavioural approaches of motivation to change behaviour

Answer 4

– Focuses on conditioning
– Learning from the environment determines people’s actions
1.Operant conditioning
Behaviours associated with consequences that are learned through reinforcement or punishment following the behaviour
2.Vicarious conditioning
Results from observing others
Outcomes must be valued by the individual

Question 5

Self-Determination Theory’s motivational continuum

Answer 5

Focuses on the extent to which behaviours are undertaken from an individual’s own choice vs. controlled by something external
Amotivation (absence of motivation), external regulation (extrinsic motivation) introjected regulation (extrinsic) Identified motivation, Integrated regulation (b/c being a athlete is part of who they are) Intrinsic regulation (enjoy it)

Question 6

Outcomes using Attribution Theory’s classification scheme

Answer 6

Stable attributions: relatively unchanging (ability and task difficulty)
Unstable attributions: vary markedly from time to time (effort and luck)
Internal attributions: perceived as controllable (ability and effort)
External attributions: perceived as outside one’s control (task difficulty and luck)