Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Cognitive Evaluation Theory, Motivation, Autopilot
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The desire to participate in an activity or task for its own sake enjoyment, excitement, challenge. Innate need to feel competent and self-determining when dealing with one"s environment. Characterized by an ongoing process of seeking and attempting to conquer challenger that are optimal for one"s ability. How to measure intrinsic motivation: free choice involvement in an activity time spent, presence of performance quality complexity, creativity, flexibility, spontaneity, self-report questionnaires interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, extrinsic motivation: Behaviour engaged in for reasons other than the activity itself external rewards. Activity becomes a means to an end a way to an external rewards or comply with the demands of others. Produces a feeling of external control resulting in compliance and defiance and is manifested by feelings of pressure, tension or apprehension (lack of potential) Intrinsic and extrinsic motives are on a continuum, they are interactive but not additive (can compete or co-operate with one another)