PEDS303 Lecture Notes - Achievement Orientation, Social Comparison Theory, Motivation

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education and Sport
• Course: PEDS303
• Professor: John Dunn

Document Summary

This theory was studied meticulously and played a pivotal role in understanding motivated behaviours of the athlete. This theory talks about personality, achievement goals, perceived ability (how it can mediate outcomes), the motivational climate (how parents and coaches manipulate the environment) Outcome/competitive/ego goal orientation all of these primarily mean the same thing. Focus on normative social comparison to judge personal ability/competence: doing better than others is their way to determining success. If i lose, i am provided with competence information that suggests i have low ability. Thus, being better than others is the primary source of motivation. Focus on self-improvement, effort, and personal mastery to judge personal ability/competence: perceived ability isn"t tied into normative success. They still want to win and be better than others, but it isn"t their top goal. If i lose but play a good game, i can still have a good feeling: ex.