Midterm Terms CH1-5 Flashcards
Positive psychology
an approach to human behavior that focuses on wellness & not just the absence of disease
- quality of life
- mental illness prevention
- evidence based psychology
Evidence Based Practice
emphasis that application & practice must be based upon good science
Clinical/counseling sport psychology
trained in clinical or counseling psychology, ,may be licensed psychologist
Educational sport psychology
teach correct principles of and exercise psychology to athletes and coaches
Sport psychology
the study of the effect of psychological & emotional factors on sport & exercise performance & the effect of sport & exercise involvement on psycholigcal & emotional factors
Universalistic Model
training for multicultural issues that teaches cultural sensitivity
Cultural compatibility
training for multicultural issues that matches backgrounds of sport psychologist & athlete; less likely
Personality
all of the consistent ways in which the behavior of one person differs from that of others; especially in social situations
Masking
purposefully or inadvertently hiding true personality
Role-related behaviors
indicative of how a person behaves in various, specific situations
Psychological core
who you are at the very base level
Psychodynamic Theory of Personality
examination of the whole person & their unconscious motives (id, ego, super ego); Freud
Id
pleasure-seeking
Ego
conscious, logical
Super ego
conscience
Social Learning Theory of Personality
an individual behaves according to how they have learned to behave; Hull & Bandura
Humanistic Theory of Personality
human nature is inherently constructive & healthy-people want to improve; Carl Rogers Self-Actualization & Maslow’s Theory of Needs
Trait Theory of Personality
innate disposition to act a certain way; considered to be stable, enduring, & consistent
Jung’s Theory of Personality
based on 2 personality attitudes (introversion & extroversion) and 4 functions of mental processes (thinking, feeling, sensing, & intuition)
Gravitational Hypothesis
individuals who posses stable, extroverted personalities tend to gravitate toward athletics
Global Self Confidence
personalities trait or disposition that facilitates daily living
Situation Specific Self Confidence
belief in a certain ability
-Bandura’s Self Efficacy
4 Fundamental Elements to Bandura’s Self Efficacy
- successful performance
- vicarious experience
- verbal persuasion
- emotional arousal
Momentum in Sport
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
Antecedent’s Consequences Model
psychological momentum results in feelings of goal progression, self-confidence, motivation, and energy
Multidimensional Model
psychological momentum is defined as being either positive or negative
Projected Performance Model
psychological momentum has little effect of performance; there is no cause-and-effect relationship between labels and actual performance
Hot Hand Phenomenon
the belief that performance of an athlete temporarily improves following a string of successes (affected by situation changes i.e. pressure)
Social Factors
facilitate or cause feelings of competence, autonomy, & relatedness (experience of success, failure, competition, cooperation, and coaches behavior)
Self-Determination Theory
social factors determine the beliefs athletes have about themselves
3 Needs in Self-Determination Theory
1) Need for competence
2) Need for autonomy (hard work pays off)
3) Need for relatedness (team atmosphere)
Amotivation
least self deterministic kind of motivation; behaviors that are neither internally nor externally based; absence of motivation
Intrinsic Motivation
highest level of self determinism; comes from within, no sense of engaging in activity for material reward
Extrinsic Motivation
motivation from awards, trophies, money, praise, social approval
Women’s Self Confidence is Affected by:
Nature of the task (masculine or feminine)
Ambiguity of available information
Social comparison
Traditional Achievement Goal Orientations
Task Goal Orientation
Ego Goal Orientation
Social Approval Goal Orientation
Task Goal Orientation
mastery; perceived ability is a function of improvement from one point to another
Ego Goal Orientation
perceived ability measured against others
Social Approval Goal Orientation
emphasizes the desire for acceptance through conformity; desire to win so arent embarrassed
Maladaptive Motivation
low ability to perform & high ego orientation
Goal Involvement
how an individual relates to an achievement situation
Motivational Climates
mastery climate
competitive climate
Mastery Climate
athletes receive positive reinforcement for hardwork & improvement, demonstrating cooperation, and emphasizes contribution
Competitive Climate
poor performance is punished, high ability athletes recieve all the attention, competition is encouraged among athletes
Matching Hypothesis
athletes perform best when the goal orientation and the climate match (Task Goal Orientation-Mastery Climate; Ego Goal Orientation-Competitive Climate)
Motives & Benefits of Youth Sports
fun and enjoyment
learn & improve skills
become physically fit & enjoy good health
challenge & excitement of competition
be with friends & enjoy team atmosphere
Potential Negatives of Youth Sports
- too much focus on winning & competition
- increased distress & anxiety associated with over emphasis on winning
- violence & aggression among adults
Reasons for withdrawal from a sport
*lack of fun and enjoyment* failure to learn new skills poor team atmosphere distress & worry too early too much specialization parental pressure & high expectations
Reversed-Dependency trap
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
Benefits of Youth Sport Participation
personal perks (intrinsic) praise from parents & coaches (extrinsic) decision making skills
Motivational Climate
a situational specific state variable; may result in a change in the athlete’s goal orientation structure
Stages of Sport Involvement
1) Sampling Years (6-12)
2) Specialization (13-15)
3) Investment Years (16+)
Bandura’s Self-Efficacy
belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments; situation-specific self-confidence
Harter’s Competency Motivation
individuals are innately motivated to be competent in all areas of human achievement; success will promote continuation while failure will encourage dropout
Vealey’s Multidimensional Sport-Confidence
sport-confidence in conceptualized as being more dispositional (trait) or state-like
Prosocial behavior
voluntary behavior designed to benefit another person
Antisocial behavior
voluntary behavior designed to disadvantage and perhaps harm another person
Adaptive motivational patterns
allow them to demonstrate persistence and sustained effort