Confidence

Question 1

Confidence:

Answer 1

A belief in the ability to master a task

Question 2

Characteristics of sports performers with high self-confidence:

Answer 2

• try harder
• approach behaviour
• take more risks
• more likely to win

Question 3

Confidence can be affected by:

Answer 3

• vary in intensity
• dependent on the situation

Question 4

Trait confidence:

Answer 4

• Consistent level of confidence shown in the most situations
• Player is happy to take part and anxiety is low
• Athlete rates their ability to perform across a range of sports

Question 5

State confidence:

Answer 5

• specific situation
• temporary and can vary depending on the interaction of the influence of experience and personality
• Concerned with how the performer rates their ability to perform at a particular moment

Question 6

4 parts of vealeys model:

Answer 6

• Competitive orientation
• Objective sport situation
• Result outcome
• State confidence

Question 7

Vealeys model: Competitive orientation

Answer 7

• Degree to which a performers is drawn to challenging situations

Question 8

Vealeys model: Objective sport situation

Answer 8

• The performer takes into account the situation in which the task is being undertaken
• Combination of skill and situation
• Skill = success, state and trait confidence increase
• Conditions the skill was performed in are taken into account

Question 9

Vealey’s model: Result outcome

Answer 9

• Player evaluates how well the skill performed
• May lead to improvement in confidence
• Directly affect of state/trait confidence

Question 10

Vealey’s model: State confidence

Answer 10

A belief in the ability to master a specific sporting situation

Question 11

Bandura’s self-efficacy theory:

Answer 11

• Confidence may vary with situation and from moment to moment
• Self-efficacy is the belief in the ability to master a specific sporting situation
• Self-esteem occurs as a result of increased confidence
• The willingness to compete and persist with the activity increases

Question 12

4 parts of Banduras self-efficacy theory:

Answer 12

• Performance accomplishments
• Vicarious experience
• verbal persuasion
• emotional arousal

Question 13

Banduras self-efficacy: Performance accomplishments:

Answer 13

• influenced by what you have done in the past
• can be enhanced if the players not only achieve, but win and enjoy

Question 14

Banduras self-efficacy: Vicarious experience

Answer 14

• watching others doing the same task and being successful
• the effect of seeing others do well is enhanced if the ‘model’ are perceived to have a similar ability to the performer

Question 15

Banduras self-efficacy: verbal peruasion

Answer 15

• reinforcement and encouragement
• praise from others (coach, fellow players and spectators)
• Even more significant if received from those held in high esteem

Question 16

Bandura self-efficacy: Emotional arousal

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• Perception of the effects of anxiety on performance
• keeping calm and maintaining control is essential to a good performance

Question 17

How to improve confidence:

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• control arousal with relaxation techniques
• identify past successful performances
• support and encouragement
• set achievable goals
• mental rehearsal

Question 18

Home-field advantage:

Answer 18

• Balance between confidence and anxiety
• Home audience increases players motivation
• familiar home setting means player play fluently
• Home = ‘functional assertive behaviour’ = home team have more drive
• home audience have a negative effect on the away team due to hostile chanting
• the bigger and more supportive the crowd, the better the effect