ATIITUDES

Question 1

DEFINE ATTITUDES

Answer 1

• a value aimed at an attitude object

Question 2

HOW ARE ATTITUDES FORMED

Answer 2

• by associating with others and picking up thier opinions and values (socialisation)
• learn from significant others such as friends, parents and role models
• we can become familiar with the attitudes of others+ accept those beliefs as normal, a process called familiarisation

Question 3

WHAT IS THE TRIAIDIC MODEL

Answer 3

• The three parts of an attitude

1. cognitive
2. affective
3. behavioural

Question 4

WHAT IS THE COGNITIVE COMPONENT

Answer 4

• a belief such as the belief in the ability to win

Question 5

WHAT IS THE AFFECTIVE COMPONENT

Answer 5

• concerns feelings and emotions of the player and how those feelings are interpretted
• shown when player enjoys taking part in training and playing

Question 6

WHAT IS THE BEHAVIOURAL COMPONENT

Answer 6

• The actions of the performer

Question 7

WHAT ARE THE TWO COMPONENTS THAT CAN CHANGE ATTITUDES

Answer 7

1. cognitive dissonance

2. persausive communication

Question 8

DEFINE COGNTIVE DISSONANCE

Answer 8

• new information given to the performer to cause unease and motivate change

Question 9

HOW CAN A COACH USE COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Answer 9

1. player given some new info or presented with new form of activity so begin to question current attiudes and motivated to change them
2. making the activity fun and varying practice may make session more enjoyable
3. using reward as reinforcement
4. the coach could bring in a specialist or role model player

Question 10

DEFINE PERSAUSIVE COMMUNICATION

Answer 10

• an effective communication to promote change
• message needs to be relevant and important
• giver of persausion has to have high status