Abstract
This study examined the effects of deadlines on intrinsic motivation, when either mastery or performance goals were adopted. Forty-eight university students were asked to solve a set of anagrams under four different conditions: deadline/mastery goal, deadline/performance goal, no deadline/mastery goal, no deadline/performance goal. The independent variables, deadline and goal orientation, were manipulated by means of task instructions. To measure intrinsic motivation, participants completed a questionnaire, which included three sub-scales: enjoyment, perceived choice, and pressure. When the three sub-scales were combined to form a single intrinsic motivation score, no main effects or interactions were observed. However, when each sub-scale was analysed individually, results revealed that those adopting a performance goal orientation reported feeling significantly more pressure when given a deadline compared to those with no deadline, whereas those adopting a mastery goal orientation reported little pressure with or without a deadline. Possible explanations for these results are discussed.
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