6.1.2 - attitudes

Question 1

Define attitude

Answer 1

ideas charged with emotion that produce specific behaviour to a specific situation

Question 2

how are attitudes formed?

Answer 2

• socialisation

- learnt from significant others when the information is reinforced or repeated

Question 3

how are attitudes formed positively?

Answer 3

• If positive behaviour is reinforced then the attitude formed will be positive, also praise can create a positive attitude between coach and player, good and enjoyable experiences and attitudes learnt from role models are positive

Question 4

how are attitudes formed negatively?

Answer 4

if negative behaviour is observed and praised or reinforced, that will cause the athlete to learn a negative attitude (i.e cheating)

Question 5

what are the three aspects of the triadic model?

Answer 5

cognitive, affective and behavioural

Question 6

what is the cognitive aspect of the triadic model?

Answer 6

beliefs and thoughts

- e.g: belief in exercise benefits

Question 7

what is the affective aspect of the triadic model?

Answer 7

your feelings and emotions

- e.g: enjoying training

Question 8

what is the behavioural aspect of the triadic model?

Answer 8

your actions or intended behaviour

- e.g: training 3 times a week

Question 9

what methods are used to change attitudes?

Answer 9

• cognitive dissonance
• persuasive comments
• using role models
• pointing out benefits of exercise
• using positive reinforcements and rewards
• making it fun when training
• allowing early success

Question 10

what is cognitive dissonance?

Answer 10

creating conflict in a person, settled when attitudes align and discomfort/conflict resolved

• new information given to a person to make them question their current behaviour and encourage change
• making the activity fun/varying practice, make situations fun, thus changing attitude
• using rewards to promote positive behaviour
• bring in a specialist role model to promote the topic

Question 11

what are persuasive comments?

Answer 11

• can be talked around attitudes but hard if core beliefs are stable (resistant to change)
• new info must outweigh old beliefs
• timing is important
• message should be given by someone important or a role model to have an effect
• message needs to be understood and have real quality