Confidence Flashcards
Define confidence
The belief in the ability to master a task
What are people with high levels of confidence more likely to do?
Take risks and approach tasks, therefore more likely to win
How do confidence levels vary?
Varies based on experience and personality
What is trait confidence?
A belief in the ability to do well in a range of sports
What is state confidence?
A belief in the ability to master a specific sporting moment
What are the stages to Vealey’s model of self confidence?
Objective sporting situation
State confidence
Performance
Outcome
Trait confidence + competitiveness
Define competitiveness
The degree in which the performer is drawn to challenging situations
Explain Vealey’s model of self confidence
athlete approaches the objective sporting situation with a degree of
trait confidence and a level of competitiveness related to the goal they
wish to achieve.
These two influences produce a level of state confidence.
Performance is affected by the levels of state confidence and the
performer internally perceives the outcome and the causes of the result in order to make an evaluation.
Good outcomes increase trait confidence and competitiveness, bad outcomes decrease these
Who developed the self confidence model?
Vealey
