KIN 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Aaron T. Beck, Edward L. Deci, Motivation
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Differentiate between different types of motivation and sources of motivation. Motivation = describes the internal/external forces that produce the initiation, direction, and persistence of behavior (vallerand & thill, 1993) Intensity of effort: amount of effort put forth, persistence, maintaining intensity of effort over time, critical during obstacles. Engaging in behaviors because if interest and enjoyment. Engaging in behaviors to attain rewards or outcomes that lie outside the activity itself. Trait-centered view: what athletes bring to the situation. Situation-centered view: environmental factors are critical (significant other, wanting to impress other, influence by a coach, having a nice gym or not) Interaction between personal and environmental factors (has pac membership and also loves working out) Approaches to understanding motivation for behavioral change: behavioral approaches. Lear(cid:374)i(cid:374)g fro(cid:373) the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)es people"s a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s: operant conditioning, behaviors associated with consequences that are learned through reinforcement or punishment following the behavior, reinforcement = any factor that increases frequency of behavior.
