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PAPER 2 - Attribution in sport Flashcards

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1
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What are ATTRIBUTIONS ?

A

perceived causes of particular outcomes

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Give an example of attributions

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  • bad weather conditions

- high effort level

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Which attribution is more likely to increase motivation ?

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‘need to put in more EFFORT’

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Who designed the model of attribution ?

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Weiner (1979)

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What is the name of Weiner’s model of attribution ?

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Locus of Causality and Stability

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What does the locus of causality refer to ?

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whether attribution comes from the person (internal) or environment (external)

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What does locus of causality affect ?

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feelings of pride / confidence / shame

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What does the locus of stability refer to ?

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whether attributions are changeable or unchangeable (stable and unstable)

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What does locus of stability affect ?

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expectations of future outcomes

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INTERNAL : STABLE

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ability

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INTERNAL : UNSTABLE

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effort

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EXTERNAL : STABLE

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task difficulty

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EXTERNAL : UNSTABLE

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luck

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What is the problems with Weiner’s model ?

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NOT SPORT SPECIFIC - hard to apply to sport situations e.g. task difficulty frequently changes in sport

ROBERTS AND PASCUZZI - more attributions needed

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What is SELF-SERVING BIAS ?

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person’s tendency to attribute their failure to external reasons

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What is CONTROLLABILITY ?

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  • third dimension to model
  • whether attribution is controllable or not
  • only effort is controllable by the performer
17
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What is LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?

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  • failure is inevitable
  • low achievers = uncontrollable factors
  • high achievers = failure is learning experience
18
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What is SPECIFIC LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?

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failure in particular e.g. ‘I am a hopeless football player’

19
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What is GLOBAL LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?

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failure in groups of situations e.g. ‘I am hopeless at all sport’

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What is MASTERY ORIENTATION ?

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  • motivated to become an expert
  • attribute failure to controllable factors (effort)
  • acquire new skills
  • don’t compare to others
  • high achievers
21
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What is ATTRIBUTION RETRAINING ?

A
  • seeking to change learned helplessness into mastery orientation
  • attribution need to reassessed for success in the future
  • athlete should focus on controllable, unstable factors

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