C.3.1.1
What two types of factors influence motivation?
Internal (personal satisfaction, drive) and external (rewards, recognition) factors.
This theory explains how people interpret and engage in tasks based on their goals, ability, and behavior.
Goal Orientation Theory
This theory explains how people interpret and engage in tasks based on their goals, ability, and behavior.
What is Goal Orientation Theory?
This type of goal orientation involves completing a task for self-improvement and learning as much as possible.
What is Mastery Approach?
What happens when intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are balanced?
Athletes performance is enhanced
People with this type of goal focus on learning, improving, and mastering new skills — not just winning.
Mastery Goal
People with this type of goal focus on learning, improving, and mastering new skills — not just winning.
What is a mastery goal?
Individuals with this orientation avoid tasks due to fear of not learning enough to succeed.
What is Mastery Avoidance?
According to the Need Achievement Theory, achievement motivation equals what?
Desire to succeed – fear of failure
Someone who tries to do better than others or wants to look smart in front of people has this type of goal orientation.
Performance Approach
Someone who tries to do better than others or wants to look smart in front of people has this type of goal orientation.
What is a performance approach?
This goal orientation is characterized by the desire to outperform peers and gain external rewards.
What is Performance Approach?
What are the two main factors that interact to influence motivation and behavior?
Personality factors and situational factors.
A student who avoids a task because they’re afraid of failing or being embarrassed is showing this kind of motivation.
Performance Avoidance
A student who avoids a task because they’re afraid of failing or being embarrassed is showing this kind of motivation.
What is performance avoidance?
This type of goal orientation leads individuals to avoid tasks to evade feelings of embarrassment or self-doubt.
What is Performance Avoidance?
How can confidence be built in athletes according to the notes?
Through attainable challenges, positive feedback, and recognition.
People with this type of orientation enjoy challenges, keep trying even when it’s hard, and feel proud when they learn something new.
Task (Mastery) Orientation
People with this type of orientation enjoy challenges, keep trying even when it’s hard, and feel proud when they learn something new.
What is task (or mastery) orientation?
According to Goal Orientation Theory, this triad determines an individual's motivation level in achievement tasks.
What are Achievement goals, Perceived ability, and Achievement behavior?