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Food for Motivational Thought Questions As the book points out, understanding motivation is critical to being a successful teacher, coach, or exercise leader. This activity will help you achieve some of that understanding. Instructions Answer the following questions based on your own experiences in sport and physical activity.

1. Define the two main aspect of motivation. The two main aspects of motivation are direction of effort and intensity of effort. Direction of effort refers to whether an individual seeks, approaches, or is attracted to situations. Intensity of effort refers to how much effort an individual puts form in a situation.

2. How has the direction of your effort varied in different sport, physical education, or exercise settings? Provide some examples. The direction of my effort depends on what sport I am participating in. For example, I ran track for nine years and gave my all in the sport because it was my favorite and I excelled at it. When I played volleyball and basketball in middle school, I only played because my friends played and did not care for the sport otherwise.

3. How has the intensity of your effort varied in different sport, physical education, or exercise settings? Provide some examples. The intensity of my effort varies on the competition. For example, when I ran track, and we went to small meets I would not give my all because we competed against small schools and they were not very good. I knew that I could win the race without running as hard as I needed to.

From R.S. Weinberg and D. Gould, 2019, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology Web Study Guide, 7E (Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics).

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4. What are the key points of the trait-centered view of motivation? Provide an example of what someone who holds that view might say. The key points of trait-centered view of motivation is motivated behavior is primarily a function of individual characteristics, personality, needs, interests, and goals of an athlete or student are primary determinants of motivated behavior. Someone with this view might say, “He was born to be a winner.”

5. What are the key points of the situation-centered view of motivation? Provide an example of what someone who holds that view might say. The key points of situation-centered view of motivation is motivation level is determined primarily by the situation, and a person can be motivated in negative environments, so other factor are involved for motivation. Someone with this view might say, “It’s to hot today so I can’t play the rest of the game.”

6. What are the key points of the interactional view of motivation? Provide an example of what someone who holds that view might say. The key points of interactional view of motivation is motivated behavior results from the interaction of participant factors and situational factors. Someone with this view might say, “I’m not very good at this sport, but I will put my best efforts forth.”

From R.S. Weinberg and D. Gould, 2019, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology Web Study Guide, 7E (Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics).

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