PAPER 2 - Attribution in sport Flashcards

1
Q

What are ATTRIBUTIONS ?

A

perceived causes of particular outcomes

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2
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Give an example of attributions

A
  • bad weather conditions

- high effort level

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3
Q

Which attribution is more likely to increase motivation ?

A

‘need to put in more EFFORT’

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4
Q

Who designed the model of attribution ?

A

Weiner (1979)

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5
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What is the name of Weiner’s model of attribution ?

A

Locus of Causality and Stability

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6
Q

What does the locus of causality refer to ?

A

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

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7
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What does locus of causality affect ?

A

feelings of pride / confidence / shame

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8
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What does the locus of stability refer to ?

A

whether attributions are changeable or unchangeable (stable and unstable)

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9
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What does locus of stability affect ?

A

expectations of future outcomes

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10
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INTERNAL : STABLE

A

ability

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11
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INTERNAL : UNSTABLE

A

effort

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12
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EXTERNAL : STABLE

A

task difficulty

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13
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EXTERNAL : UNSTABLE

A

luck

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14
Q

What is the problems with Weiner’s model ?

A

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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15
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What is SELF-SERVING BIAS ?

A

person’s tendency to attribute their failure to external reasons

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16
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What is CONTROLLABILITY ?

A
  • third dimension to model
  • whether attribution is controllable or not
  • only effort is controllable by the performer
17
Q

What is LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?

A
  • failure is inevitable
  • low achievers = uncontrollable factors
  • high achievers = failure is learning experience
18
Q

What is SPECIFIC LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?

A

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

19
Q

What is GLOBAL LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?

A

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

20
Q

What is MASTERY ORIENTATION ?

A
  • 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