E113 TMA02 Part 1 – Essay Discuss how you could use theories and views of motivation to influence the motivation of people in sport and fitness environments. Motivation is understanding why people do things and using this to try to influence them to work towards goals and objectives. Mullins (cited in Rea and Lingam-Willgoss, 2014, p.60) suggests ‘motivation is a driving force through which people strive to achieve their goals and fulfil a need or uphold a value’. Motivation is a much used term in the Sport and Fitness environment. This essay will discuss three different theories of motivation and how they can be used to influence people within Sport and Fitness environments.
Motivation Kristina Thomas Psy 355 March 24, 2014 Kelly Trutter Motivation Motivation is the reason for one's behavior in doing something or acting a particular way. An action or behavior does not happen on its own, it is brought on by motives or incentives. Motives and incentives are two sources of motivation. The push/pull metaphor correlates with motives and incentives and the induced behavior from motivation. Motives and Incentives are what drives people to be motivated.
Understand what current theories say about motivation including the drive-reduction theory. 38. Understand the following terms as they relate to motivation: drive, need, incentives, homeostasis, hypothalamus (what drives does it trigger), achievement motivation. 39. Know the characteristic symptoms of anorexia, bulimia.
Internal definitions include sources of biological and psychological properties whereas fulfillment and objectives encourage motivation are defined within external definitions. Additionally, when considering the actions of behavior both internal and external foundations are manipulated by both internal and external motivation sources. “Motivation is what aids individuals actions and decisions. Motivation is the sister to what we determine as behavior, including our needs, desires, and ambitions in life.” Rabideau (2005, para. 2) The experiences of change an individual experiences derives from motivation.
The Belief component is what each of us as human beings chooses to believe or think about when it comes to the object of an attitude. The Emotional component is simply a person’s feelings that they have towards the specific object of an attitude. The Action component is how a person tends to act or behave when it comes to dealing with the main object of each attitude. All three of these components of attitudes being Belief, Emotional, as well as Action are affected through persuasion, conformity, and biases in different but yet also similar ways. Persuasion is known as an attempt that is deliberately made to change beliefs or attitudes through arguments and information.
They deal with “the how” of motivation. How did a specific process lead to an outcome of motivation? This information is important because it can show how the process may be measured and then replicated. It provides a way to explain how to motivate for change. One theory of motivation Bill Bailey might use is the process theory known as the Expectancy Theory.
Second, psychogenic, “such as the need for autonomy, achievement, affiliation, dominance, play, order, and so on.” (Pinel, J.P.J. 2008. p. 280). Also, needs often interact with dispositional traits such as extroversion and introversion. The dispositional trait will reflect how the person uses behavior to fulfill a need. The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) was created to help measure the needs for power, intimacy, and achievement in regards to motivation.
Motivation Carla Ransom PSY/355 09/13/2014 Lamia Omari Motivation When thinking about motivation and where it comes from can be amazing and mind blowing. Sometimes people need to motivate themselves and other people as well. It can help change the outcome of people dreams and how they complete what they set out to do. Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors (Cherry, 2014, para. 1).
Identify the proactive and reactive strategies that are used within own work role. 2.3 - . Explain the importance of identifying patterns of behaviour or triggers to challenging behaviour when establishing proactive or reactive strategies to be used. 2.4 - . Explain the importance of maintaining a person or child centred approach when establishing proactive strategies.
Goldman defines emotional intelligence as knowing your/someone’s feelings and using them to make good decisions in life, being able to manage moods and control impulses and being motivated and effectively overcoming setbacks in working towards goals. Daniel Goldman firsted looked at the brain to see how the brain helps emotions. He found out that there are three parts of the brain; the reptile brain, the limbic system and the neocortex. He found out that in basic life functions like breathing, monitors motor functions, control reactions, movement and behaviours that are repetitive, predictable and rarely constructive. This shows that your brain helps with emotional intelligence and emotions play a critical part in teaching and learning.