up the definition of motivation?

What are the 2 things which make

Direction of behaviour and

intensity of behaviour (amount of
effort put in)
 centred view
Trait centred view and situation
What are 2 differing approaches to
motivation?
Personality, needs, interests, goals
What personal factors make up the
trait centred view of motivation?
 facilities ect
Coaches style, win-loss record,
What situatinal factors amke up the
situuational view of motivation?
 Amotivation, intrinsic, extrinsic
What are the 3 types of motivation?
 What is amotivation?

The absence of motivation- no link

between actions and outcomes
 Why does amotivation occur?

Due to not valuing an activity, not

feeling commpetent enough to do
the activity, not beleiving the
outcome will be worth it
 What is intrinsic motivation?

Performing an activity for the

activity itself ad the pleasure and
satisfaction which arises from
completing it
 self-accomplishment
On the process; knowledge and
Where is a persons focus if they are
intrinsically motivated?
 What is extrinsic motivation?

Engaging in an activity not for the

activity itself but for the outcome,
focus is on the end result
 determination theory?
What is the general point of the self

Based on the principle that all

humans have an innate tendency to
want to grow psychologically,
looks at how cultural and social
conexts impact an individual
 determination theory?
What sub theories is the self

Basic needs, cognative evaluation,

organismic integration theory,
causality orientation theory and
goal contents theory
 theory?
according to the basic needs
What are the 3 basic needs

Competence (feeling good at what

you do), Autonomy (feeling in
control) and relatedness
(connected to others)
 evaluation theory tell us?
What does the cognative

How social contexts can cause

variability in intrinsic motivation
through choice, challenges,
deadlines ect