3.2 Motivation & Self-Confidence

The drive to succeed and achieve a goal.

• Motivation

• Self-Confidence

• Self-Efficacy

• Achievement Motivation

The reason for an individual's efforts to master a task, achieve excellence, overcome obstacles and perform better than others

• Motivation

• Self-Confidence

• Self-Efficacy

• Achievement Motivation

The belief that a desired behaviour can be performed

• Motivation

• Self-Confidence

• Self-Efficacy

• Achievement Motivation

A belief in one's own ability to complete a specific task

• Motivation

• Self-Confidence

• Self-Efficacy

• Achievement Motivation

Motivation from internal factors, e.g. enjoyment in the task itself, fun, personal satisfaction

• Extrinsic Motivation

• Intrinsic Motivation

• Need to Achieve (NAch)

• Need to Avoid Failure (NAF)

A desire to perform a behaviour due to promised rewards or threats of punishment

• Extrinsic Motivation

• Intrinsic Motivation

• Need to Achieve (NAch)

• Need to Avoid Failure (NAF)

Where a person is motivated to succeed by the feelings of satisfaction they will get if they achieve.

• Extrinsic Motivation

• Self-Efficacy

• Need to Achieve (NAch)

• Need to Avoid Failure (NAF)

The belief that motivated behavior is primarily a function of individual characteristics

• Interactional View of Motivation

• Situational View of Motivation

• Trait View of Motivation

The belief that motivation is determined by the situation

• Interactional View of Motivation

• Situational View of Motivation

• Trait View of Motivation

The belief that motivation is the result of both the individual's traits and their environment

• Interactional View of Motivation

• Situational View of Motivation

• Trait View of Motivation