Motivation Flashcards
(18 cards)
Motivation
The direction and intensity of effort
Amotivation
Absence of any form of motivation
Overmotivation
Happens when an athlete has unrealistically high goals
Intrinsic Motivation
Comes from within such as fun, enjoyment and mastery
Extrinsic Motivation
Influenced by an external factor such as rewards
Tangible Rewards
Physical (e.g. trophies, money)
Intangible Rewards
Non Physical (e.g. praise)
Signs of Overmotivation
- Overtraining
- Training Addiction
- Social Withdrawal
Effects of Overmotivation
- Burnout
- Injury
- Decrease in performance
Need Achievement Theory: Need to Achieve
- Likes a challenge
- Likes feedback
- High task persistence
Need Achievement Theory: Need to Avoid Failure
- Avoids challenges
- Doesn’t want feedback
- Often gives up
Achievement Goal Theory: Task Orientated
- Increased effort
- Control
- Self referenced
Achievement Goal Theory: Ego Orientated
- Reduced effort
- Less control
- Externally referenced
Self Determination Theory
- Competence = mastery
- Autonomy = control
- Relatedness = sense of belonging
Weiner’s Attribution Theory: Table
- Stable + Internal = Ability
- Stable + External = Task Difficulty
- Unstable + Internal = Effort
- Unstable + External = Luck
Social Learning Theory
- Modelling = imitation without reinforcement
- Reinforcement = behaviour rewarded
1. Attention = observation
2. Retention = remember
3. Motor Reproduction = imitate
4. Motivational Responses = if successful - repeated
Goal Setting
- Process, Outcome, Performance, Mastery, Competitive
- SMART
- Flexible, linked and progressive
- Short and long term
Performance Profiling
- Identify
- Rate
- Strengths and Weaknesses
- SMART Goals
- Monitor and Repeat