ch. 14: confidence Flashcards
self-confidence
belief that you can successfully perform a desired behavior; both state and trait like
trait self-confidence
the degree of certainty individuals usually have about their ability to succeed
state self-confidence
belief of certainty that individuals have at a particular moment about their ability to succeed
self-fulfilling prophecy
expecting something to happen actually helps cause it to happen
negative self-fulfilling prophecy
a psychological barrier whereby the expectation of failure leads to actual failure
multidimensional
several types of confidence in sport
benefits of self-confidence
positive emotions, concentration, increases effort, setting and pursuit of challenging goals, strategies, performance
levels of confidence
optimal confidence, lack of confidence (self doubt), and overconfidence (false confidence)
optimal confidence
involves being so convinced that you will achieve your goals that you strive hard to do so
lack of confidence (self-doubt)
creates anxiety, breaks concentration, and causes indecisiveness
overconfidence (false confidence)
causes you to prepare less than you need to in order to perform
how do expectations influence performance?
positive expectations of success produce positive effects in many fields, including sport
how many stages are in coaches expectations and athletes performance?
4 stages
how do you build self confidence?
1) focus on performance accomplishments
2) act confident
3) respond with confidence
4) think confidently
5) use imagery
6) have a goal map
7) optimize physical conditioning and training
8) prepare
9) foster social climate
self-efficacy
the perception of ones ability to perform a task successfully; situation-specific form of self-confidence
why is self-efficacy important?
performance depends on own beliefs; affects what athletes do, their effort, and how persistent they are
sources of self-efficacy
performance accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and imaginal experiences
performance accomplishments
the most dependable source; successful experiences raise the level of efficacy, while failure results in lowered efficacy
vicarious experiences (modeling)
seeing others or modeling influences of efficacy
verbal persuasion
encouraging feedback from coaches; self-talk
imaginal experiences
using imagery to see ones self demonstrating master
are emotional states, or moods a source of efficacy information?
yes
