Confidence Flashcards
What is the definition of confidence?
The belief that you can successfully perform a desired behaviour (Weinberg & Gould, 2007)
What would be described as a confident athlete?
They believe in themselves and their ability to acquire the necessary skills and competencies, both physical and mental to reach their potential.
What would be described as a less confident player?
They doubt whether they are good enough or have what it takes to be successful.
How does Vealey 2011 describe self confidence?
A social cognitive construct that can be more trait-like or more state-like.
what is state confidence?
how you feel at a certain time and thus is unstable
what is trait confidence?
Is a part of your personality and is stable e.g. individual is confident in most situations
What are the types of sport confidence in Hays (2007) 14 world class athletes model?
Confidence in: Skill execution achievement physical factors psychological factors ones superiority to opposition tactical awareness
What might occur if a player is to become overconfident?
decline in performance
lack of preparation
lack of effort
complacent
What might occur if a player has a lack of self- confidence?
self doubts undermine performance
anxiety
break concentration
Indecisiveness
How does Bandura suggest we build self-confidence?
Performance Accomplishment
Vicarious experience
verbal persuasion
physiological arousal
How does Vealey suggest we build self- confidence?
mastery demonstration of ability physical and mental preparation social support coaches leadership vicarious experience environmental comfort situational favourableness
How would we define self- efficacy?
The perception of one’s ability to perform a task successfully
A situation specific form of self-confidence
How does Bandura (1997) define self- efficacy?
“encompass those beliefs regarding individuals capabilities to produce performances that will lead to outcomes”
What are 6 examples of sources of self- efficacy?
Performance accomplishments vicarious experiences (modelling) Verbal persuasion emotional arousal physiological states imaginal experiences
How would you explain the self-efficacy model by Bandura?
Our self-efficacy will effect the choice of activity, level of effort, persistence, goal selection, emotions, attributions
This will lead to the type of performance and our self-efficacy will be effected by previous performance, vicarious experience, verbal persuasion, emotional and physiological arousal
