PSYC 460 WEEK 2 QUIZ – QUESTION AND ANSWERS

PSYC 460 WEEK 2 QUIZ – QUESTION AND ANSWERS Participant motivation is usually the result of a combination of personal and situational factors An effective technique to use to change undesirable motives of a participant is Behavior modification Which of the following statements is (are) true A&B A – Mastery or task B- Feedback to athletes Which of the following is NOT one of the major motives for participating in sport and exercise? pleasing parents "A disposition to strive for satisfaction when making comparisons with some standard of excellence in the presence of evaluative others" is the definition of which of the following? Competitiveness The interactional view of motivation claims that motivation is an interaction of which two factors? Trait and situation Which is the most widely endorsed view of motivation taken by sport psychologists? Interactional Motivated behavior is primarily a function of individual characteristics. This is consistent with which view of motivation? trait-centered In a general sense, motivation can be defined as the intensity and direction of one's effort