Question: Peak Motivation Experiences Think about the last time you felt really motivated to do well at some activity: in one of your classes, at work, or in some kind of hobby or leisure activity (such as playing golf, running, or singing).

1. Describe the activity and indicate how you felt while engaged in it.

2. Was your motivation extrinsic, intrinsic, or both?

3. What needs were you trying to satisfy by this activity?

4. What outcomes did you hope to obtain by performing this activity well?

5. Did you think it was likely that you would attain these outcomes if you were successful?

6. How would you characterize your expectancy for this activity? Why was your expectancy at this level?

7. Did you ever compare what you were putting into the activity and what you were getting out of it to the input and outcome of a referent? If not, why not? If so, how did you feel about this comparison, and how did it affect your behavior?

8. Did thoughts of procedural justice ever enter your mind and affect your motivation?