attribution theory

Question 1

define attribution

Answer 1

a perception of the reason for an outocme of an event

Question 2

what are stable or unstable atrribution

Answer 2

likely or unlikely to change withing a short time period

Question 3

what two charactoristics are on top of the box’s in weiners model

Answer 3

internal attribution, external attribution

Question 4

what two characteristics are bisde the box’s in weiners model

Answer 4

stable attribution
unstable attribution

Question 5

what are the four characteristics inside weiners model

Answer 5

ability, task difficulty
effort, luck

Question 6

what is the locus of causality

Answer 6

where a performer places the reason for the win/loss

this can be either internal or external

Question 7

what is the stability dimension

Answer 7

this describes how fixed the attributions are

this can be either stable (the reason is permanent) or unstable (can change within weeks or minutes)

Question 8

what is self serving bias

Answer 8

attributing to internal attributes and failures to external attributes

Question 9

what is learnt helplessness

Answer 9

using internal, stable reasons for losing

Question 10

what is attribution retaining

Answer 10

changing the reasons given for success and failure

Question 11

what is mastery orientation

Answer 11

state of mind when performer is high in confidence, believes in theor own ability and thinks success is repeatable , while failure is temporary and changeable

Question 12

when might players need to have a self serving bias

Answer 12

to promote task persistence

Question 13

how should a coach use self-serving bias

Answer 13

• make players feel like a loss can be changed with more effort
• suggesting they played well against a team that was simply better than them
  -never give reasons for a loss that are internal/stable as it might lead to a loss in motivation

Question 14

characteristics of learned helplessness

Answer 14

a state of mind where performer feels that faiure is inevitable

they attribute ineffectively
self loathers
low self-efficacy
negative attitude
outcome/goal orientated
NAF mindset

Question 15

what are some strategies to prevent learnt helplessness

Answer 15

set achievable goals
highlight previous successful performance
positive feedback
good demonstrations
stress management techniques
gradually increase task difficulty
aviod comparison to others