Attitude

Question 1

Attitude

Answer 1

-A value aimed at an attitude object
-Ideas charged with emotion that produce a specific behaviour to a specific situation
Eg. Premier league managers have very strong opinions about referees

Question 2

Socialisation definition

Answer 2

Socialisation- attitudes formed by associating with others and picking up their opinions and valued

Question 3

Triadic Model- CAB

Answer 3

The 3 parts of an attitude
Cognitive-your beliefs and thoughts, eg. A belief in exercise benefits
Affective- your feelings or emotional responses, eg. Enjoying training
Behavioural- your actions or intended behaviour eg. Three times a week

Question 4

Cognitive

Answer 4

Represent your beliefs, what you think. Eg. Belief in the ability to win

Question 5

Affective

Answer 5

• How the feelings and emotions of the player is concerned

- Feelings are interpreted. Eg. Enjoyment

Question 6

Behavioural

Answer 6

• Actions of the performer

- habits and actions from performer

Question 7

Positive attitudes

Answer 7

• learned from role models
• familiarisation
• enjoyable experience
• beliefs

Question 8

Cognitive Dissonance definition and how to change attitudes through it

Answer 8

New information given to the performer to cause unease and motivate change.
Ways it can be used:
1. Give new information to promote a person to question their current behaviour and motivate change- a coach may talk about a new method of training or type of strategy to challenge the current thinking
2. Making the activity fun or varying practice can make the situation more fun than expected thus changing opinion
3. Using rewards to promote positive, prizes for attending trading
4. Bring in a specialist role model from another area to promote the topic

Question 9

Persuasive communication definition and characteristics

Answer 9

• message needs to be of quality and understood
• new information should outweigh old beliefs allowing a change in attitude
• message should be given by someone of a high status or a role model to have an effect
• individual may be resistant to change
• positive attitudes give positive outcomes so learning and controlling attitudes behaviour is an important way of ensuring sporting success

Question 10

Negative attitudes can be changed to positive by:

Answer 10

• persuasion from expert
• making it fun when training
• early success
• using positive reinforcement
• pointing out benefits of exercise
• cognitive dissonance

Question 11

Attitude formation

Answer 11

• Attitudes become conditioned by behaviour that is successful and reinforced
• tend to learn attitudes from significant others such as friends, parents, role models
• praise from the coach for your performance will develop a positive attitude to your sport and a positive response to your coach
• attitudes can be negative- if there are negative role models who do not champion the values of sport and when a bad experience occurs or no reinforcement offered by coach to change behaviour

Question 12

Attitude components (triadic model- CAB)

Answer 12

Triadic Model
- 3 parts
Cognitive
-represent your beliefs, what you think eg. Belief in the ability to win
Affective
-how the feelings and emotions of the players is concerned
-how the feelings are interpreted eg. Did they enjoy it?
Behavioural
-Actions and habits of the performer