2.2 - sport psychology Flashcards
what is attribution
the perceived causes of a particular outcome
what is attribution retraining
changing unreal or innapropriate attributions into attributions that are more helpful and motivating to impact future success
what is whiners model of attribution
that there are 4 main reason for examination results dependent on the locus of casualties, the stability dimension and controllability of the factors
what are the 4 main reasons for examination results
- ability
- effort
- task difficulty
- luck
where is ability on the locus of casualties
internal
where is ability on the stability dimension
stable
where is effort on the locus of casualties
internal
where is effort on the stability dimension
unstable
where is task difficulty on the locus of casualties
external
where is task difficulty on the stability dimension
stable
where is luck on the locus of casualties
external
where is luck on the stability dimension
unstable
what is the locus of casualties
whether the attributions come within the person or from the environment
what is the stability dimension
whether the attribution is changeable is not
- more stable = higher self confidence
how does losing effect the 4 attributions
- ability and task difficulty decrease motivation
- effort and luck increase motivation
what is the downside of weiners model
not sport specific
how does stability effect attributions
- if reasons for winning are stable, the individual is more motivated to achieve again
- if reasons for failure is unstable, the individual is more likely to try again and change the outcome
what is self serving bias
a persons tendency to attribute their failure to external reasons
what is learned helplessness
the belief that failure is inevitable and the feeling if hopelessness when faced with specific/group situations
how does athlete self achievability affect attributions for failure
- high achiever attribute their failures to controllable stable factors
- low achiever attribute their failures to uncontrollable factors
what is mastery orientation
the view that an individual will be motivated by becoming an expert/master in skill development or sport performance
how does athletes with mastery orientated attribute sports
- attribute failure to internal controllable unstable factors
- ## strive to be/become bette at the activity
what is self confidence
the belief of certainty that individuals possess about their ability to succeed in sport
what is self efficacy
the self confidence we have in specific situations
what is self esteem
the feeling of self worth that determines how valuable/competent we feel
how does sport confidence levels effect performance
high - increases quality of performance due to increased motivation & high self esteem
low - reduces participation
how does high self esteem affect a performer
- reduced anxiety
- less likely to give into social pressure
- optimistic
how does low self esteem affect a performer
- depressed
- not participate in sport
- engage in risky behavior
what is vealeys model of self confidence
investigating the relationship between competitiveness & self confidence in sport
what are the levels of vealeys self confidence model
1 - sporting context
2 - competitive orientation & SC traits
3 - SC - state
4 - behavioral response
5 - subjective response
what is the sporting context level in vealeys self confidence model
what current situation the athlete is in