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Background:Self-efficacy and sports confidence, including imagery and sports orientation Flashcards

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What is Motivation?

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How we prepare cognitively and motivate ourselves from success?

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What can Motivation do?

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•To take up a sport
•To continue
•To succeed

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What 3 factors effect Motivation?

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1)Self-efficacy
2)Sports confidence
3)Sports-orientation

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What is Self-Confidence?

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The belief or degree of certainty individuals possess about their ability to be successful in sport.

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What are two types of sports self-confidence?

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1)Trait sports confidence
2)State sports confidence

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What is Trait confidence?

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Is a relatively STABLE belief in your general level of sporting ABILITY based on your previous experiences.
(INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY TRAIT)

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What is State sports confidence?

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The level of confidence that can be changed quite quickly and relates to the athletes confidence in their ability to perform in a particular sporting context.
(SITUATIONAL)

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What is Self-efficacy?

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a persons belief about their personal ability to successfully achieve the desired outcome.

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What are the two types of Self-efficacy?

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High self efficacy
Low self efficacy

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What is High Self-efficacy?

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Know what to do for success and we are very confident we can do it

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What is Low self-efficacy?

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We do not know what to do for success, or know what to do but lack the belief that we will be able to do it successfully.

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What are the 4 factors Bandura suggested could influence a persons self-efficacy?

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1)Previous personal achievement
2)Vicarious experience
3)Emotional arousal
4)Verbal persuasion

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How would a coach increase a performers motivation using previous personal achievement to increase self-efficacy?

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Coach to focus on athletes previous achievements and use positive reinforcement to improve self efficacy

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How would a coach increase athletes motivation through vicarious experience by increasing self efficacy?

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Coaches use other people to highlight there experiences. eg role modes

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How would a coach increase athletes motivation using verbal persuasion by improving self efficacy?

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Coaches may use positive or constructive feedback to athletes when they make mistakes.

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How could a coach improve an athlete’s motivation through emotional arousal by increasing self efficacy?

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Need optional arousal for peak performance so coach need to help athletes control it (imagery)

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What is sport’s orientation?

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what motivates athletes

18
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Name three motivating factors for athletes identified by the SOQ?

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1)Competiveness
2)Win orientation
3)Goal orientation

19
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Which factor will have the strongest impact on motivation?

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Varied for each athlete

20
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What factor do males and females score higher on?

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Male=Win orientation
female=Goal orientation

21
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What orientation is most important to athletes?

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Goal orientation

22
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What is imagery?

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Imagining scenes taking place which serves to enhance motivation, reduce anxiety and controls arousal

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What did Hall and Gregg find about imagery?

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Found that higher skilled athletes employ more imagery than lower skilled athletes.

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What is specific cognitive and motivational functions of imagery?

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Specific goal or skill

25
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What is general cognitive and motivational functions of imagery?

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General performance

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What are the three factors of Cognitive and motivational functions of imagery?

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1)Cognitive SPECIFIC function of imagery
2)Motivational General AROUSAL imagery
3)Motivational General MASTERY imagery

27
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What is cognitive specific function of imagery and give example?

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Specific execution of a skill. Practise mechanics of skill so it becomes automatic
eg.Imagine taking a free kick

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What is Motivational General arousal imagery and give an example?

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Imagine controlling arousal , focuses on mood regulation such as staying calm under pressure.
eg.taking a penalty infront of a large crowd

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What is Motivational General Mastery imagery and give example?

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Imagine successful performance to increase confidence. Consists of images related to mastery.
eg.winning a medal

30
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What did Vadocz,hall and moritz find?

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That motivational imagery was related to both competitive state anxiety and self-confidence.
Athletes who used MG-M imagery were more confident.

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