Part 6: Summary - Intrinsic Motivation in Sport & Exercise

• Summary - Intrinsic Motivation in Sport & Exercise

  • Activity pursued for its own sake; in the absence of any extrinsic rewards…
  • "... for the love of the game/activity"
  • Competent
  • Personal causation
  • Self-determining
  • In control
• Summary - Intrinsic Motivation in Sport & Exercise

  • Extrinsic Rewards & I.M
  • Cognitive Evaluation Theory… every reward may be perceived as 
  • Controlling 
  • Informational
• Summary - Intrinsic Motivation in Sport & Exercise

  • Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation (I.M.)
  • Increase Feelings of Competency
  • Increase Feelings of Control
  • →  FLOW