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What Is Motivation?
the direction and intensity of effort TERM 2
Direction of effort refers to
DEFINITION 2 whether an individual seeks out, approaches, or is attracted to situations TERM 3
Intensity of effort refers to
DEFINITION 3 how much effort an individual puts forth in a situation. TERM 4
True or False Direction and intensity of effort
are closely related.
DEFINITION 4 true TERM 5
Five Guidelines for Building Motivation:
Guidelines 1 and 2
DEFINITION 5 Guideline 1: Both situations and traits motivate people. Guideline 2: People have multiple motives for involvement. Understand why people participate in physical activity.
5 Motives for Involvement
- People participate for more than one reason. 2. People may have competing motives for involvement.
- People have both shared and unique motives. 4. Motives change over time. 5. Motives differ across cultures TERM 7
Five Guidelines for Building Motivation:
Guideline 3
DEFINITION 7 Guideline 3: Change the environment to enhance motivation. -Provide both competitive and recreational opportunities. -Provide for multiple motives and opportunities. -Adjust to individuals within groups. TERM 8
Five Guidelines for Building Motivation:
Guidelines 4 and 5
DEFINITION 8 Guideline 4: Leaders influence motivation directly and indirectly. Guideline 5: Use behavior modification to change undesirable participant motives. TERM 9
Achievement motivation
DEFINITION 9 a persons orientation to strive for task success, persist in the face of failure, and experience pride in accomplishments TERM 10
Competitiveness
DEFINITION 10 disposition to strive for satisfaction when making comparisons with some standard of excellence in the presence of evaluative others
Social goal
orientation
Judging competence in terms of affiliation with the group and recognition of being liked by others TERM 17
Task (mastery) goal
orientation
DEFINITION 17 Improving relative to ones own past performances TERM 18
Outcome goal orientation (or competitive goal
orientation)
DEFINITION 18 Comparing performance with and defeating others. TERM 19
2 Keys of Achievement Goal Theory
DEFINITION 19 Focus extra attention on task-oriented goals. Foster mastery or task motivational climates. TERM 20
2 Keys of Competence Motivation
Theory
DEFINITION 20 People are motivated to feel worthy or competent. Feelings of competence and worth, as well as perceptions of control, determine motives
6 Things Achievement Motivation Says About
High Achievers
- High motivational orientation to achieve success 2. Low motivation orientation to avoid failure 3. Focus on the pride of success 4. Ascribe success to stable and internal factors within their control 5. Ascribe failure to unstable and external factors outside their control 6. Usually adopt task goals TERM 22
6 Things Achievement Motivation Says About
Low Achievers
DEFINITION 22
- Low motivational orientation to achieve success 2. High motivational orientation to avoid failure 3. Focus on shame and worry that may result from failure 4. Ascribe success to unstable and external factors outside their control 5. Ascribe failure to stable and internal factors within their control 6. Usually adopt outcome goals
