Class 5

Question 1

Motivation

Answer 1

Internal/external forces that produce the Direction, Intensity and persistence of behaviour

Question 2

3 key component of motivation

Answer 2

Direction: What kind of behaviour needs motivated
intensity : how much effort : really motivated vs not much

Persistence: maintaining intensity over a continuous period

Question 3

3 types of motivation

Answer 3

AMotivation: Lack of motivation
Extrinsic motivation: purpose of achieving some end/outcome external factor
intrinsic motivation: Behaviours demonstrated voluntarily. Comes from within

Question 4

The Trait approach

Answer 4

Personal factor: motivation is primarily a function of individual characteristics (e.g Needs, goals, personality)

Question 5

Situation-centred Approach

Answer 5

Motivation is primarily determined by situational factor (Envionrment)

Question 6

Interactionist approach

Answer 6

Both personal + situational factors

Question 7

Motivation theories similarities

Answer 7

Competence: Self efficacy,
Feedback and how it is received

Question 8

Motivational theories differences

Answer 8

Internal drives/needs
Personal factors like ability/dispositions
Role of environment

Question 9

Achievement Goal theory

Answer 9

Motivated to demonstrate competence
Influenced by how one view success and failure.
Perceptions of ability
Motivational Climent
dispositional goal orientations

Question 10

Concept of ability

Answer 10

Undifferentiated: inability to choose between effort and ability (Child)
Differentiated: able to and choose to differentiate between ability and effort.
(Ability doesn’t always relate to effort)

Question 11

Dispositional goal orientation:

Answer 11

Personal factor
Task Goal orientation (Mastery Orientation): improvement from where I was at

Ego Goal orientation: Norm-referenced. Comparing to others. Define success by being better than others.

Question 12

Motivational climate

Answer 12

Perceived Motivational climate: athletes perception of achievement goals promoted by others

Mastery-based climate: An emphasis on mastery learning, effort, individual improvement, and cooperation tend to evoke a task involvement.

Performance-based climate: comparison to others. Evoke ego involvement.

Question 13

Motivational Climate factors

Answer 13

Tasks
Authority
Recognition
Grouping
Evaluation
Time