attitudes Flashcards
attitude
a predisposition to act in a particular way towards something/someone
characteristics of attitude
- learned
- directed towards a particular situation
- judgemental
- prejudice
- enduring once formed
what is attitude formation dependant on?
- personality type
- experiences (personal)
- conditioning
- social influences
personality type
extroverts are more likely to have a positive attitude towards sport
experiences (personal)
positive experiences creates positive attitudes
conditioning
reinforcement can promote the formation of a particular attitude
social influences
similar attitudes to parents, peers, media, religion & culture
how are positive attitudes towards sport formed?
- 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
how are negative attitudes towards sport formed?
- 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
components of attitude in the Triadic model
- affective
- behaviourial
- cognitive
triadic model
attitudes compromise of 3 components and are formed through the influences on them
affective
how you feel about the attitude object (emotions)
behavioural
how you behave towards/respond to the attitude object (behaviour)
cognitive
what you know and believe about the attitude object (beliefs)
what are the 2 methods of changing attitude
- cognitive dissonance
- pursuasive communication
cognitive dissonance
creating an imblanece in ones beliefs which creates emtional conflict between 2 components and a desire to establish cognitive consonance
what does cognitive dissonance develop a desire to do?
- create a balance between components
- remove discomfort
- decrease emotional stress
- feel content
- establish cognitive consonance
example of cognitive dissonance
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
persuasive communication
communication to persuade
components of persuasive communication
- characteristics of persuader
- quality of message
- characteristics of receiver
- situation
characteristics of persuader
- higher status, n.o. people, knowledgeable, similar
- e.g. friends and coach persuading you to take up football
quality of message
- clear, concise, accurate, believable, backed up with evidence
- e.g. running will help you lose weight
characteristics of reciever
- open to persuasion, not stubborn
- e.g. persuade someone to continue playing football after just winning a match
situation
- 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
