Attribution Flashcards
Define attribution
A perception of the reason for the outcome of an event
Why are reasons given for an outcome of an event?
To protect self esteem
Maintain confidence
Promote effort and task persistence
What is meant by locus of stability?
Whether the cause originates from a stable or unstable factor
What is meant by the locus of causality?
Whether the cause come from internal or external sources
What are the internal attributions?
Ability
Effort
What are the external attributions?
Task difficulty
Luck
What are the stable attributions?
Ability
Task difficulty
What are the unstable attributions?
Effort
Luck
Why is the attribution theory used by coaches?
To keep players motivated after defeat or remind them why they won
What is meant by a stable attribute?
Unlikely to change in the short term
What is meant by an unstable attribute?
Can change in a short amount of time
What is the self serving bias?
Using external and/or unstable attributes for reasons of losing and internal and/or stable attributes’ for reasons for winning
What can the self serving bias do?
Protect the player by promoting their self esteem
What is learned helplessness and what does it blame?
Belief that failure is inevitable and nothing can be done to change the outcome
Blames performer ability
Why is learned helplessness negative?
Decreases motivation and confidence,may lead to performers giving up mid game or the sport entirely
