Emotion and Personality PDF

66 LL I) Emotion and Personality This is the last page to learn in this section — it'll cover the types of motivation, aggression and personality. IN | | Motivation's about how keen you are to do something. It’s what drives you on when things get difficult — your desire to succeed. 2) Motiva...

66 LL I) Emotion and Personality This is the last page to learn in this section — it'll cover the types of motivation, aggression and personality. IN | | Motivation's about how keen you are to do something. It’s what drives you on when things get difficult — your desire to succeed. 2) Motivation can be either intrinsic (from yourself) or extrinsic (from outside). | | | || | al IM 1) | INTRINSIC MOTIVATION EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION Motivation from the enjoyment Motivation through rewards from other people/ and good feelings you get from | sources. This can be tangible (you can touch it, taking part in physical activity and e.g. trophies, money) or intangible (you can't sport, e.g. pride, high self-esteem. 3) touch it, e.g. applause, praise from a coach). Intrinsic motivation is usually seen as the most effective — you’re more likely to try hard in sport and carry on playing it in the long run if you enjoy it. Extrinsic motivation can also be really effective. Rewards or praise about your performance can 4) make you feel good about yourself — so you’re more likely to want to perform well again. 5) But if you don't like a sport, extrinsic rewards on their own probably won't motivate you to try very hard at it, or play it regularly. They work better when you're already intrinsically motivated. But some people think that too many extrinsic rewards can actually reduce your intrinsic motivation — so you might start to rely on extrinsic rewards to feel motivated. 6) Aggression doesn't have to be violent — when it’s used properly, it can improve your performance in sport. 1) Direct aggression involves physical contact with another person, e.g. pushing against the opposing team in a rugby scrum so you can win the ball. 2) Indirect aggression doesn’t involve physical contact — a player gains an advantage by aiming the aggression at an object instead. E.g. a golfer performing a drive would use indirect aggression towards the golf ball to hit it powerfully to the green. The type of sport you like can be affected by your personality. You can describe someone as an introvert or an extrovert based on what their personality is like — most people are somewhere in between. INTROVERTS are shy, quiet and thoughtful — they like being alone. EXTROVERTS are more sociable — they’re talkative and prefer being with other people. 1) 1) 2) 3) Introverts usually prefer sports that they can do on their own. They tend to like sports where they’Il need fine skills, high concentration and low arousal. For example, archery, snooker and athletics are all suited to introverts. LO a WW 2) 3) Extroverts might get bored when they’re alone, so they usually prefer team sports. They also tend to like fast-paced sports that need gross skills and low concentration. For example, hockey, rugby and football are well-suited to extroverts. | hope you’re feeling motivated for your PE exams... There's a handy way to remember what ‘intrinsic’ and ‘extrinsic’ mean. so it comes from inside you. Section Four — Sport Psychology ‘Intrinsic’ starts with ‘in’, ‘Extrinsic’ starts with ‘ex’, just like “exit”, so it comes from outside. | |