A Motivated Exploration of Motivation Terminology - Anitacrawley.net

20 MURPHY AND ALEXANDERTABLE 2—ContinuedDefinitionalclarity E/IAuthor/year Domain/task N Grade Term (C, O, R) DefinitionBenton, Sharp, Writing 203 Ugrad. Interest I(C) What is valued or draws one’s attentionCorkill, Downey, 106 9th Individual interest E Emerges from one’s history of interaction with an object& Khramtsova or stimulus . . . trait(1995) Situational interest E Pertains to the specific characteristics of an event orobject that captures one’s interest . . . more state specificBouffard, Boisvert, Achiev. 702 Ugrad. Goal orientation I(O) Type of goal(s) chosenVezeau, & Lar- Mastery goal E Person who wishes to obtain new knowledge and newouche (1995) skills . . . will acknowledge the positive role of effortexpenditurePerformance goal I(C) When an individual thinks performance is tied to capabilitiesand effort has a negative relationship with competenceMotivation XButler (1995) Interest in Expt. 1, 4th, 5th Mastery goal E Main aim is to develop competence and satisfactionpeers work 198 depends on effortful learningExpt. 2, 4th, 5th Performance goal E Where the main aim is to establish superior ability and133 satisfaction depends on outperforming others or succeedingwith little effortIntrinsic motivation XMotivation (task) I(O) QuestionnaireInterest XGoal (orientation) I(O) QuestionnaireMotivation (achieve- Xment)Competence (per- I(O) Questionnaireceived)Butler & Neuman Tangrams 159 2nd, 6th Motivation X(1995) Attribution XIntrinsic motivation E Preferences for challenge and curiosity. . .strivings todevelop competence and proficiency