Disciplines
Psychology | Social Psychology
Abstract (300 words maximum)
The present research explores relationships between intrinsic motivation, choice, autonomy, and self-efficacy. Intrinsically motivated individuals have increases in perceived choice, as well as self-efficacy while completing tasks autonomously. New research suggests the type of goal an individual sets effects their motivation for completing a task and their self-efficacious behavior while performing it. The present research manipulates goal orientation with either an approach-mastery goal or with an approach-performance goal manipulation. We predicted that mastery goals would lead to increases in achievement motivation and perceived choice, because of self-efficacy. Feedback was manipulated using informative slightly positive versus very positive conditions (Ryan, 1982). Using this feedback has shown increase in intrinsic motivation in both present and future tasks in combination with goal-setting behavior.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Psychological Science
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Paul A. Story
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The Motivational Effects of Goal Orientation, Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Choice
The present research explores relationships between intrinsic motivation, choice, autonomy, and self-efficacy. Intrinsically motivated individuals have increases in perceived choice, as well as self-efficacy while completing tasks autonomously. New research suggests the type of goal an individual sets effects their motivation for completing a task and their self-efficacious behavior while performing it. The present research manipulates goal orientation with either an approach-mastery goal or with an approach-performance goal manipulation. We predicted that mastery goals would lead to increases in achievement motivation and perceived choice, because of self-efficacy. Feedback was manipulated using informative slightly positive versus very positive conditions (Ryan, 1982). Using this feedback has shown increase in intrinsic motivation in both present and future tasks in combination with goal-setting behavior.