QLD Unit 2 Motivation

A specific need or desire that arouses the organism and directs its behavior toward a goal.

• Motivation
• Emotion
• Drive
• Cause

A parent's statement to their child, "We want you to get A's like the neighbor's son" will lead to _______.

• compliance

• intrinsic motivation

• extrinsic motivation

• obedience

What is motivation?

• A behavior

• Feeling inside of ones self

• Unlearned reaction

• A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior

Extrinsic motivation

• is the desire to complete goals because of external rewards.

• is the desire to complete goals because of internal satisfaction.

• is the desire to complete goals for the sake of completing them.

I went to school today because I wanted to learn.

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

I got a job because I wanted to make some extra money.

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

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The flow experience has been criticised for its potential to be:

• an unrealistic measure of happiness.

• encourage risk-taking behaviour.

• negative form of motivation.

• addictive

In 1981, Locke et al demonstrated the importance of goal-setting in motivation. In order to be motivating, a goal must be ____________________.

• clear, challenging, committed to, criticisable and be simple.

• clear, easy, interesting, criticisable and be simple.

• clear, challenging, committed to, criticisable and have the appropriate amount of complexity.

• clear, challenging, interesting, group work and have appropriate complexity.

If someone is rewarded when they display competency, this is likely to __________ them. If they are punished when their ability is not displayed this is likely to __________ them.

• stress; calm

• motivate; demotivate

• clear; challenge

• demotivate; motivate

Dylan is disappointed in his friend Sanjay, who seems unmotivated. They compete in the same athletics team and both take part in the 4 x 100 metres relay race. Sanjay has always found sprinting easy and has never had to work at it. He’d like his team to win but doesn’t find running hard.

According to the goal-setting theory of motivation, why might Sanjay be struggling with motivation?

• Sanjay has no commitment to the goal because he thinks his team is terrible.

• Dylan is putting too much pressure on Sanjay and Sanjay is retaliating.

• The goal is not challenging enough and the task is too easy.

• The goal is too challenging and Sanjay can’t handle the pressure.