Midterm Terms CH1-5 Flashcards

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Positive psychology

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an approach to human behavior that focuses on wellness & not just the absence of disease

  • quality of life
  • mental illness prevention
  • evidence based psychology
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Evidence Based Practice

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emphasis that application & practice must be based upon good science

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Clinical/counseling sport psychology

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trained in clinical or counseling psychology, ,may be licensed psychologist

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Educational sport psychology

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teach correct principles of and exercise psychology to athletes and coaches

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Sport psychology

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the study of the effect of psychological & emotional factors on sport & exercise performance & the effect of sport & exercise involvement on psycholigcal & emotional factors

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Universalistic Model

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training for multicultural issues that teaches cultural sensitivity

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Cultural compatibility

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training for multicultural issues that matches backgrounds of sport psychologist & athlete; less likely

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Personality

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all of the consistent ways in which the behavior of one person differs from that of others; especially in social situations

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Masking

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purposefully or inadvertently hiding true personality

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Role-related behaviors

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indicative of how a person behaves in various, specific situations

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Psychological core

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who you are at the very base level

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Psychodynamic Theory of Personality

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examination of the whole person & their unconscious motives (id, ego, super ego); Freud

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Id

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pleasure-seeking

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Ego

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conscious, logical

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Super ego

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conscience

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Social Learning Theory of Personality

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an individual behaves according to how they have learned to behave; Hull & Bandura

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Humanistic Theory of Personality

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human nature is inherently constructive & healthy-people want to improve; Carl Rogers Self-Actualization & Maslow’s Theory of Needs

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Trait Theory of Personality

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innate disposition to act a certain way; considered to be stable, enduring, & consistent

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Jung’s Theory of Personality

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based on 2 personality attitudes (introversion & extroversion) and 4 functions of mental processes (thinking, feeling, sensing, & intuition)

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Gravitational Hypothesis

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individuals who posses stable, extroverted personalities tend to gravitate toward athletics

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Global Self Confidence

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personalities trait or disposition that facilitates daily living

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Situation Specific Self Confidence

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belief in a certain ability

-Bandura’s Self Efficacy

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4 Fundamental Elements to Bandura’s Self Efficacy

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  • successful performance
  • vicarious experience
  • verbal persuasion
  • emotional arousal
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Momentum in Sport

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a positive or negative change in cognition, affect, physiology, & behavior caused by an event or series of events that will result in a commensurate shift in performance & competitive outcome

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Antecedent’s Consequences Model

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psychological momentum results in feelings of goal progression, self-confidence, motivation, and energy

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Multidimensional Model

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psychological momentum is defined as being either positive or negative

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Projected Performance Model

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psychological momentum has little effect of performance; there is no cause-and-effect relationship between labels and actual performance

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Hot Hand Phenomenon

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the belief that performance of an athlete temporarily improves following a string of successes (affected by situation changes i.e. pressure)

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Social Factors

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facilitate or cause feelings of competence, autonomy, & relatedness (experience of success, failure, competition, cooperation, and coaches behavior)

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Self-Determination Theory

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social factors determine the beliefs athletes have about themselves

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3 Needs in Self-Determination Theory

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1) Need for competence
2) Need for autonomy (hard work pays off)
3) Need for relatedness (team atmosphere)

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Amotivation

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least self deterministic kind of motivation; behaviors that are neither internally nor externally based; absence of motivation

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Intrinsic Motivation

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highest level of self determinism; comes from within, no sense of engaging in activity for material reward

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Extrinsic Motivation

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motivation from awards, trophies, money, praise, social approval

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Women’s Self Confidence is Affected by:

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Nature of the task (masculine or feminine)
Ambiguity of available information
Social comparison

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Traditional Achievement Goal Orientations

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Task Goal Orientation
Ego Goal Orientation
Social Approval Goal Orientation

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Task Goal Orientation

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mastery; perceived ability is a function of improvement from one point to another

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Ego Goal Orientation

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perceived ability measured against others

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Social Approval Goal Orientation

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emphasizes the desire for acceptance through conformity; desire to win so arent embarrassed

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Maladaptive Motivation

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low ability to perform & high ego orientation

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Goal Involvement

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how an individual relates to an achievement situation

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Motivational Climates

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mastery climate

competitive climate

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Mastery Climate

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athletes receive positive reinforcement for hardwork & improvement, demonstrating cooperation, and emphasizes contribution

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Competitive Climate

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poor performance is punished, high ability athletes recieve all the attention, competition is encouraged among athletes

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Matching Hypothesis

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athletes perform best when the goal orientation and the climate match (Task Goal Orientation-Mastery Climate; Ego Goal Orientation-Competitive Climate)

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Motives & Benefits of Youth Sports

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fun and enjoyment
learn & improve skills
become physically fit & enjoy good health
challenge & excitement of competition
be with friends & enjoy team atmosphere

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Potential Negatives of Youth Sports

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  • too much focus on winning & competition
  • increased distress & anxiety associated with over emphasis on winning
  • violence & aggression among adults
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Reasons for withdrawal from a sport

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*lack of fun and enjoyment*
failure to learn new skills
poor team atmosphere
distress & worry
too early
too much specialization
parental pressure & high expectations
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Reversed-Dependency trap

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a situation in youth sport in which the child become an extension of the parent; parent comes to define his own sense of self-worth in terms of the success and failure of his son or daughter

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Benefits of Youth Sport Participation

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personal perks (intrinsic)
praise from parents & coaches (extrinsic)
decision making skills
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Motivational Climate

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a situational specific state variable; may result in a change in the athlete’s goal orientation structure

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Stages of Sport Involvement

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1) Sampling Years (6-12)
2) Specialization (13-15)
3) Investment Years (16+)

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Bandura’s Self-Efficacy

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belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments; situation-specific self-confidence

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Harter’s Competency Motivation

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individuals are innately motivated to be competent in all areas of human achievement; success will promote continuation while failure will encourage dropout

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Vealey’s Multidimensional Sport-Confidence

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sport-confidence in conceptualized as being more dispositional (trait) or state-like

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Prosocial behavior

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voluntary behavior designed to benefit another person

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Antisocial behavior

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voluntary behavior designed to disadvantage and perhaps harm another person

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Adaptive motivational patterns

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allow them to demonstrate persistence and sustained effort