Attribution Theory

Question 1

attribution

Answer 1

different ways in which athletes view their success/failure

Question 2

weiners model of attribution

Answer 2

internal stable= ability
external stable= task difficulty
internal unstable= effort
external unstable= luck
locus of causaility
locus of satbility

Question 3

learned helplessness

Answer 3

belief that you will fail in a situation and your actions cannot change the outcome of the event
develops when performer attributes failure internally and stable (ability)
low self confidence

Question 4

strategies to avoid learned helplessness

Answer 4

change negative attributions to positive ones by attribution retraining
coach should set realistic goals
highlight previous successful performances
alter performer’s perception of why they failed- change to external factors

Question 5

locus of stability

Answer 5

stable- reason is relatively permanent eg ability and task difficulty
unstable- can change from week to week or even within minutes during a game- effort changes when you are winning or losing and luck is very changeable

Question 6

locus of causality

Answer 6

internal- winning or losing is in the performer’s control

external- out of the performer’s control and under the control of the environment