6.2 Further Psycho Effects Flashcards
Anxiety
Level of nerves and irrational thinking
Competitive trait anxiety
Disposition to suffer from nervousness in most sporting situations
Competitive state anxiety
Nervous response to specific sporting situations
Questionnaire
Set of questions to measure/access something
Such as anxiety
Sports competition anxiety test
Questionnaire used by sports psychologists to measure anxiety
Competitive state anxiety inventory
Questionnaire used by sports psychologists to measure anxiety
Observation
Gaining a measure of anxiety by watching the performer
Aggression
Intent to harm outside the rules Hostile behaviour
Assertion
Well motivated behaviour within the rules
Instrumental aggression
Has an intent but is within the rules
Instinct theory
When aggression is spontaneous and innate
Catharsis
Cleansing the emotions
Using sport as an outlet for aggression
Aggressive cue hypothesis
Suggests that aggression is caused by a learned trigger
Motivation
Drive to succeed
Intrinsic motivation
Motivation from within