Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture 6: The Motivational Process
12 Jan 2016
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Goal setting how to get involved, sign up somewhere, buy equipment. Outcome - the result of an event that is interpreted as either a success or failure. Analysis the use of previous experience, expectations, impact of external factors to perceptions, and the assess an outcome. Attribution - the cause of explanation given to an outcome. External (situational) luck, ease or difficulty of task, officiating. Most people are self-centered in their perception of cause. Success is usually attributed to the internal personal characteristics (ability, effort, mood) Failure is usually attributed to external situational characteristics (task difficulty, luck, others) Lh is an acquired belief that you are incompetent. Result of continual negative feedback from significant others about a specific aspect(s) or performance or behaviour. Doesn"t occur if generally negative about a number of aspects. Specific feedback is perceived to ne a true judgment of ability. Variations in attribution occur according to: gender males differ from females on:
