Lecture 7 - Self Efficacy Flashcards
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what is self efficacy
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SE refers to the belief in ones capabilities to organize and execute the course of action required to produce given attainments
- SE is a foundatin of human behaviour and is the major basis for action
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who is the godfather of SE and what did he suggest
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Albert Bandura suggested that unless people believe that they can produce the desired result, there is very little incentive to act
- this SE influences exercise behaviour
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expectations of failure can effect _______
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- choice of activity
- amount of energy invested
- perseverance
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relate SE back to expectations of failure
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- expectations of failure generally serve as a self fulfilling prophecy; individuals with low self efficacy are more likely to feel anxious, stressed or depressed about completing a task
- the degree to which an individual is confident that he/she is capable of doing an exercise activity is referred to as exercise efficacy
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exercise efficacy
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the degree to which an individual is confident that he/she is capable of doing an exercise activity
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Self efficacy comes from a number of different sources
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- the most important source of SE is past-performance/mastery experience
- the 2nd is vicarious experience (observational learning)
*in vicarious experience, the behaviour of comparable ppl is used as a comparative standard for the individual - 3rd source of SE is verbal persuasion
*the influence of VP is generally weak although sport/PA/exercise people seem to believe that it is of extreme importance - 4th source refers to an individuals physiological state
*has particular relevance for exercise, physiological state doesn’t influence a lot but it does with exercise since it’s how you feel; sometimes you just don’t feel like exercising - 5th source is mood state
*this occurs because of previous success and failure are stored in memory and recalled with associated mood states
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