Sports, Exercise and Health Science · C.3 Motivation

SEC.3.1 — Achievement motivation

Sports, Exercise and Health Science · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. SEC.3.1.1

   Need achievement theory

   Need achievement theory posits that personality and situational factors interact to produce resultant factors, which create emotional factors, which drive behavioural factors.

2. SEC.3.1.1.1

   Changing situational factors

   Coaches, sport scientists and health professionals can change situational factors to encourage individuals to approach achievement situations.

3. SEC.3.1.2

   Goal orientation theory

   Goal orientation theory assumes that individuals strive to feel successful.

4. SEC.3.1.2.1

   Task and ego orientation

   The perception of success can be referenced to self (task-oriented) or norms (ego-oriented).

5. SEC.3.1.2.2

   What high task orientation predicts

   High task orientation is associated with greater perseverance and effort.

6. SEC.3.1.3

   High ego, low task orientation

   High ego orientation can be problematic if task orientation is low.

7. SEC.3.1.3.1

   When high ego is not a problem

   High ego orientation is non-problematic when the individual believes that others perceive their ability as high.

8. SEC.3.1.3.2

   When it becomes a problem

   However, high ego is likely to lead to anxiety, dropout or excuses if the individual believes others perceive their ability as low.

9. SEC.3.1.3.3

   Ego protection and defensiveness

   Individuals will seek to protect their ego and therefore become defensive if it is challenged.