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Achievement Goal Theory and Evidence - Coggle Diagram
Achievement Goal Theory and Evidence
How do we define success?
Helps to categorise motivational characteristics
Achievement Goal Theory
(Nicholls, 1989)
People in engage in achievement situations to
develop or demonstrate competence
.
Want to show we are good, or we can become good.
2 Conceptions of Competence (or Ability)
Self-referred
Ability is conceived by
improvement
What has been done so far
Other-referred
Ability of conceived as
capacity
"Am I better than you?"
Task Achievement Goal
Task Involvement
Self-referred perceptions of competence.
Focus on learning, personal progress.
Be the best you can be.
Ego Involvement
Other-referrred perceptions of competence.
Focus on outperforming others.
"Am I good enough? Am I better than others?"
Predictors of Moral Functioning in Sport
Hypothetical situations used to assess moral functioning.
Relationship between ego goal orientation and low moral functioning.
Predictors of Antisocial Behaviour in Sport
Ego and task orientation have opposite influences on behaviour.
Ego:
more antisocial, win at all cost.
Task:
reduced frequency of antisocial behaviour.