B.2 motivation Flashcards
Define the term motivation
“the internal mechanisms and external stimuli which arouse and direct our behaviour”
Definition of Achievement motivation
“An individual’s drive to achieve success for its own sake”
Definition of Ego-orientated
measure their success based on beating others and being the best (Extrinsic motivation)
learned helplessness
psychological state that makes people give up very easily if a task seems difficult. (Failure is inevitable)
- LH can be caused by lack of success, low confidence, bad luck
- believe that success is due to luck and not repeatable
Definition of Task-orientated
measure their success against themselves, how well they complete a task (personal bests) (Intrinsic motivation)
Difference between NACH and NAF in atkinson’s model
NACH- welcomes challenges and competition (need to achieve)
example: will be willing to take on tough competitors
NAF- avoid competitive situations (need to avoid failure)
example: will volunteer others as they will be too nervous
issues associated with the use of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in sports and exercise
Intrinsic
-Player may lose interest
-difficult to maintain levels of interest
Extrinsic
-only want to play for material rewards
decreases intrinsic motivation
-want to win, less focus is put on personal improvement
-more likely to avoid difficult competitions
Locus of causality (Weiner’s attribution theory)
Internal is when you believe the outcome is a response of your ability or effort.
External is when you believe the outcome is a response of task difficulty or luck.
Locus of controllability (Weiner’s attribution theory)
Is whether you believe the outcome is controllable (by yourself) or uncontrollable (not by yourself)
Locus of stability (Weiner’s attribution theory)
Is whether you believe the outcome is with stable (same outcome will occur every time) or unstable (outcome will vary)
example: if you win against your opponent six times , likely to think you are gonna win against your oppone
Self serving bias (Weiner’s attribution theory)
Definition an alertness or state of reediness (ranging from deep sleep to intense alertness) of the body for an action
1.It is neutral and can be triggered by both pleasant/positive and unpleasant/negative situations
2. It is how motivated/interested/excited an athlete is prior to and throughout the performance
what is extrinsic motivation theory?
-comes from an outside source (external factor)
-intangible - raise from coaches
-tangible - winning a trophy
what is intrinsic motivation theory?
-comes from within (internal factor)
-pride and satisfaction of having a good game
-can come from a need, a desire to learn to swim to survive
What is the Weiner’s attribution theory
Suggests that one of the differences between high & low achievers is the way in which each group develops attribution about success and failure
