confidence

Question 1

what is trait sports confidence

Answer 1

natural, innate confidence

Question 2

what is self efficacy

Answer 2

the amount of confidence a performer has in a a specific situation

Question 3

what are banduras 4 factors

Answer 3

• past experiences: similar situations
• vicarious experiences: role model or simm ability
• verbal persuasion: encouragement
• emotional arousal: how to control arousal levels.

Question 4

what is social facilitation and inhibition

Answer 4

facilitation: audience having a positive effect on performance
inhibition: audience adds pressure to the player

Question 5

what are zajoncs passive others:

Answer 5

the audience: dont speak but watch

co-actors: perform same task at same time but not against you

Question 6

what are zajoncs interactive others

Answer 6

competitive co-actors: opposition

supporters: crowd

Question 7

performance can be facilitated if the performer is:

Answer 7

• an expert performing in front of an audience
• performing a gross skill: doesn’t need precision or accuracy
• performing a simple skill, less decision making needed
• an extrovert

Question 8

performance can be inhibited if the performer is:

Answer 8

• a novice ; pressure from audience
• performing a fine skill: hard 2 maintain arousal
• performing a complex skill; lots of decision making
• introvert

Question 9

what is evaluation apprehension

Answer 9

the fear of being judged

Question 10

what did barons distractions theory say:

Answer 10

we pay attention to the task in hand but may also pay attention to “distractors”