Think of time that you have
been exceptionally motivated
O What was the context of the behavior?
O Think of as many details as possible…
O Why were you so motivated at this time?
Think of a time when you were
exceptionally unmotivated
O What was the context of this behavior?
O Think of as many details as possible…
O Why were you so unmotivated?
O What could have made you more likely to be
motivated?
O Complete motivation self assessments
Sports Psychology
5 Key Elements for increased performance
Goal Setting
O Why?
O DIRECTION
O FEEDBACK
O SUPPORT
O Results in a change
in behavior
O Training is more
productive
O Competitive
behavior is more
focused
O Preparation
becomes more
focused
Relaxation
O Anxiety often
interferes with
performance
O Focus negative
thoughts toward
something else
O Preserves energy
O Methods:
biofeedback,
diaphragmatic
breathing,
mindfulness,
meditation,
progressive muscle
relaxation.
Self-talk
O We have a tendency
to have negative,
unhealthy thought
patterns
O Self-talk is used to
reframe situations
Imagery
O Vivid recall of the
positive
O Remembering
mistakes and
correcting them with
imagination
O Counting in your
head to regain focus
Concentration
O Do nothing for 1
minute…
O Preventing
distractions
O Directs attention to
task
Instrinsic vs. Extrinsic
Motivation
O Instrinsic
O Extrinsic
O Internal
O Motivated by
O Motivated by
external factors
O i.e., grades,
trophies,
recognition, titles,
etc…
personal rewards
Locus of Control
O Internal
O External
O Reading: 40
O Sense of
Studies
O Sense of personal
action
O Have the capacity to
influence events
helplessness
O Good things are not
tied to behavior
O Pawns of fate
O Believe in ability to
influence events
Explanatory Behaviors
O ANSIE SCALE
O Global/Specific
O Stable/Unstable
O Internal/External
Five theories
O 1) Hedonic
principle:
experience
pleasure/avoid
pain
O Very
Freudian/psycho
analytic
O Thanatos/Eros
Five Theories
O 2) Instinct
Theory—
evolutionary/inna
te behavior
O Rooting instinct
Five theories
O 3) Drive Theory –we
are motivated to
reduce a drive to
return to
homeostasis...i.e.,
food, sex, temperature
O Hull’s drive reduction
theory
O What is NOT explained
by this theory?
O Watching sad movies
O Climbing mountains
O Attending college
O Read books
O Etc...
Five Theories
O 4) Arousal Theory—we
are driven to
experience
stimulation—even if we
are not hungry, have
no desire to mate, and
are perfectly
physiologically
content....we still do
stuff.
O 8A-2 and 8A-3
Five theories
O 5) Humanistic
Theory: humans
strive to obtain
self-actualization
O Maslow’s
Hierarchy of
Needs
O 8A-4 and 8A-5
The need to belong
Aron Ralston--127 Hours
Complete handout 8A-13
O Fear of Failure
Why are we unmotivated?
O Learned
Helplessness