Attribution

Question 1

What is attribution?

Answer 1

The reasoning a coach or performer gives to explain the standard of their performance, either negative or positive

Question 2

Basic model of attribution:

Answer 2

Outcome of event ->Available information->
Casual attribution->(expectancy)or(effective response)
-> Decision on participation

Question 3

Wiener’s model (two groups)

Answer 3

Locus of causality: internal/external

Stability: Stable/unstable

Question 4

Internal stable and unstable factors

Answer 4

Stable- Ability

Unstable- motivation

Question 5

External stable and unstable factors

Answer 5

Stable- Task difficulty

Unstable- Luck

Question 6

Attribution to success

Answer 6

• attribute to stable, internal factors

- Also controllable factors

Question 7

Attribution to failure

Answer 7

• If improve confidence then external, uncontrollable, unstable factors (luck)
• If improve performance then unstable internal controllable factors (effort)

Question 8

Self serving bias

Answer 8

Bias towards yourself or team. Failure to external factors and success to internal.

Question 9

What is the third part in the revised model?

Answer 9

control, similar to internal/external

• however ability is uncontrollable and stable.
• However difficulty may be stable yet controllable (high jump)

Question 10

What is learned helplessness?

Answer 10

• Idea within performer failure inevitable
• Low achiever will attribute to controllable
• High need to avoid failure (NAF)

Question 11

What is mastery orientation?

Answer 11

• Motivated to achieve and become expert
• Persist despite failure
• High need to achieve (NACH)
• Low need to avoid failure
• More concerned with developing understanding

Question 12

Attribution retraining

Answer 12

• Don’t attribute failure to unstable external (ref)
• Attribute to controllable unstable factors
  eg. Rugby team encouraged to increase effort in defense