Achievement motivation

Question 1

Achievement motivation

Answer 1

How much drive/desire a player has to keep trying to succeed

Question 2

Achievement motivation

Answer 2

• Can vary in performer
• Approach behaviour shown in some situations and avoidance in others
• Drive to succeed minus fear of failure
• Depends on interaction of personality and the situation

Question 3

What are the two personality dimensions according to Atkinson

Answer 3

Need to achieve
Need to avoid failure

Question 4

What does NAch stand for

Answer 4

Need to achieve

Question 5

What does NAF stand for

Answer 5

Need to avoid failure

Question 6

What are the characteristics of a Need to achieve performer

Answer 6

• Approach competition with enthusiasm
• Task persistence
• Approach behaviour
• Welcome competitive situations
• Confident
• Attribute success internally
• Welcome feedback

Question 7

What are the characteristics of a Need to avoid failure performer

Answer 7

• Give up easily
• Don’t like feedback
• Take the easy option

Question 8

What contributes to a performers level of achievement motivation (2)

Answer 8

• Personality (either NAch or NAF)
• Situation (incentive value and probability of success)

Question 9

How to you change a NAF to a NAch (5)

Answer 9

• Reinforcement
• Attribute success internally
• Allow early success
• Improve confidence
• Goal setting

Question 10

Achievement goal theory

Answer 10

• Motivation and task persistence
• Outcome goals
• Task related goals