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attitude

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a predisposition to act in a particular way towards something/someone

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characteristics of attitude

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  • learned
  • directed towards a particular situation
  • judgemental
  • prejudice
  • enduring once formed
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what is attitude formation dependant on?

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  • personality type
  • experiences (personal)
  • conditioning
  • social influences
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personality type

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extroverts are more likely to have a positive attitude towards sport

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experiences (personal)

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positive experiences creates positive attitudes

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conditioning

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reinforcement can promote the formation of a particular attitude

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social influences

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similar attitudes to parents, peers, media, religion & culture

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how are positive attitudes towards sport formed?

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  • excited by the challenges of sport
  • enjoyable experiences
  • being good at a particular sport
  • using sport as a stress relief
  • belief in the benefits of exercise
  • the influence of others where participation is the norm
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how are negative attitudes towards sport formed?

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  • fear of taking part in sport
  • a bad past experience
  • a lack of ability
  • suffering stress when taking part in sport
  • not believing in the benefits of exercise
  • the influence of others when non-participation is the norm
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components of attitude in the Triadic model

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  • affective
  • behaviourial
  • cognitive
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triadic model

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attitudes compromise of 3 components and are formed through the influences on them

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affective

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how you feel about the attitude object (emotions)

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behavioural

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how you behave towards/respond to the attitude object (behaviour)

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cognitive

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what you know and believe about the attitude object (beliefs)

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what are the 2 methods of changing attitude

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  • cognitive dissonance
  • pursuasive communication
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cognitive dissonance

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creating an imblanece in ones beliefs which creates emtional conflict between 2 components and a desire to establish cognitive consonance

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what does cognitive dissonance develop a desire to do?

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  • create a balance between components
  • remove discomfort
  • decrease emotional stress
  • feel content
  • establish cognitive consonance
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example of cognitive dissonance

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gymnastics is feminine:
A - show successful males
B - perform events requiring masculine qualities e.g. rings
C - teach benefits of gymnastics e.g. strength and application to other sports

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persuasive communication

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communication to persuade

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components of persuasive communication

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  • characteristics of persuader
  • quality of message
  • characteristics of receiver
  • situation
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characteristics of persuader

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  • higher status, n.o. people, knowledgeable, similar
  • e.g. friends and coach persuading you to take up football
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quality of message

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  • clear, concise, accurate, believable, backed up with evidence
  • e.g. running will help you lose weight
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characteristics of reciever

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  • open to persuasion, not stubborn
  • e.g. persuade someone to continue playing football after just winning a match
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situation

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  • comfortable environment, at the right time
  • e.g. to persuade a teammate that diving in football is wrong, do it after winning a match with no diving

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