B.2.6 - Attribution Theory

The process of ascribing reasons for, or causes to, events & behaviours

• Achievement Motivation

• Goal Orientation Theory

• Attribution Theory

• Extrinsic Motivation

Attribution theory suggests that motivation is due to cognitive processes - identify the key questions that describe these cognitive processes

• What sorts of reasons do sports people give for success or failure?

• Does the athlete have a need to achieve or a need to avoid failure?

• How does this affect their future participation & chances of success?

• Is the athlete task or performance oriented?

Identify the causal attribution factors

• Locus of Stability

• Intrinsic Motivation

• Extrinsic Motivation

• Locus of Causality

Identify the causal attribution factors

• Locus of Control

• Achievement Motivation

• Self-Serving Bias

• Learned Helplessness

Locus of stability includes both stable & unstable factors - identify the stable factors

• Effort

• Ability

• Task Difficulty

• Luck

Locus of stability includes both stable & unstable factors - identify the unstable factors

• Effort

• Ability

• Task Difficulty

• Luck

Locus of causality includes both internal & external factors - identify the internal factors

• Effort

• Ability

• Task Difficulty

• Luck

Locus of causality includes both internal & external factors - identify the external factors

• Effort

• Ability

• Task Difficulty

• Luck

Locus is a Latin word for, "place"

• True

• False

Locus of control includes both controllable & uncontrollable factors - identify the controllable factors

• Effort

• Weather

• Level of Opponents

• Level of Focus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7