Lesson 2. Motivation. Flashcards
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Motivation can be seperated into two terms, which?
Direction and Intensity
What’s the definition of motivation?
Motivation is the direction and intensity of one’s effort.
cyclists to ride classics or a coach to guide youngsters is an example of:
- Direction of motivation or;
- Intensity of motivation.
Direction
Attendinga work-out without energy refers to direction or intensity of motivation?
Intensity
What are the three views of motivation?
- Trait-centered view (participant-centered view)
- Situation-centered view
- Interaction view
What is achievement motivation?
Efforts to master a task, to achieve goals, to perform better than others, the strive for success, to persist.
What is competitiveness (concurrentievermogen)?
- Achievement behavior in competitive situations.
- Social evaluation is present
What are the theories of achievement motivation?
Need achievement theory
Attribution theory
Achievement goal theory
Competence motivation theory
True or false: low achievers have a probibility or high succes (100%) or low (0%), chance to win or to lose. The high achievers have the probability of succes of 50% and a chance to lose of 50%..
True.
True or false: the attribution theory explains succes according to three terms, namely: Stability, locus of control and intensity of practice.
False. Stability, locus of causality and locus of contol
According to the attribution theory, when does a person have more chance on succes?
When succes is more attributed to stable, internal and controllable factors. AND:
When failure is more attributed to unstable external, uncontrollable factors
Which orientations does the Achievement Goal Thoery have?
Task orientation and Ego orientation.
The achievement goal theory refers to?
A person’s effort to master a task
What’s the difference between Ego orientation and Task orientation?
Task orientation is about the improvement of personal performance in comparison WITHOUT others. Ego orientation is about improvement of personal performance with comparison WITH others.
True or false: The competence motivation theory strivies for satisfaction when making comparisons with some standard of excellence in the presence of evaluative others.
True
Describe the three stages of the development of achievement motivation.
Stage 1. Autonomous perception of competence
Stage 2. Social comparison (Ego task)
Stage 3. Integration of task and ego perception
How is the positive, mental state called, in which athletes achieve their best performance?
Flow ~~~~~~
What is Micro Flow?
The positive, mental state in daily life performances
