KINESIOL 3V03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Select Sport, Achievement Orientation, Motivation
22 Jan 2017
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Chapter 1 the motivational climate, athlete motivation and. In general, researchers suggest that motivation is inferred from variability in behavioural patterns. A number of factors need to be considered before we can determine the degree to and way in which participant is motivated. Variability in the quantity and quality of sport motivation are intricately linked with how athletes think before, during and after their engagement in sport. Individuals feel and act more motivated when they think they have the competence to meet the demands of the task at hand and believe they have some control, or autonomy in regard to their participation. Perceptions of ability and autonomy are critical to motivational patterns. Achievement goals: the importance of how we judge our competence. Two central achievement goal perspectives (task and ego) that govern the way athletes think about achievement and guide subsequent decision making and action: fundamental to achievement goal models.
