PAPER 2 - Sport Psychology Flashcards
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What is the narrow band approach ?
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splits athletes into type a and type b personalities
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What are some characteristics of a TYPE A personality ?
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- impatient
- intolerant
- high levels of stress
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What are some characteristics of a TYPE B personality ?
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- relaxed
- very tolerant
- low levels of stress
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What does the trait theory suggest ?
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- we are born with traits
- personality is fixed, consistent and predictable
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What are some characteristics of someone with a STABLE personality ?
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- doesn’t swing from one emotion to another
- unchangeable
- calm in competitive situations
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What are some characteristics of someone with an UNSTABLE personality ?
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- highly anxious
- unpredictable
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What are some characteristics of an EXTROVERT ?
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- low arousal levels so seek external stimulations
- lively
- sociable
- usually take part in team sports
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What are some characteristics of an INTROVERT ?
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- high levels of arousal
- don’t seek social situations
- quiet
- calm
take part in individual sports events
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Who studied the INTERACTIONIST THEORY ?
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Hollander (1971)
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What does the interactionist theory suggest ?
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- we are born with characteristics but most are modified by interacting with the environment
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Describe Hollanders layered structure
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behaviour = personality + environment
psychological core, typical response, role-related behaviour, social environment
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What is the first layer of Hollander’s structure ?
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PHSYCHOLOGICAL CORE
- where traits are stored
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What is the second layer of Hollander’s structure ?
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TYPICAL RESPONSE
- response given in situation
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What is the third layer of Hollander’s structure ?
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ROLE-RELATED BEHAVIOUR
- typical response that may be affected by circumstances
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What is the fourth layer of Hollander’s structure ?
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SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
- the environment affects role-related behaviour
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Who studied the SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY ?
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Bandura
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What does the social learning theory suggest ?
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- personalities change in situations
- we watch and copy those around us
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Trait theory =
Social learning theory =
Interactionist theory =
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- Eysenck and Cattell
- Bandura
- Hollander
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What is the ideal profile of mood state
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- tension (low)
- depression (low)
- anger (low)
- fatigue (low)
- confusion (low)
- vigor (high)
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What are humanistic theories of personality ?
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- personal growth
- importance of free will
- importance of personal strength over weakness
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Who are the two theorists in humanistic theories ?
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Maslow and Roger
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What does Maslow’s theory suggest ?
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- need for self-actualisation
- studied exceptional historical figures e.g. Abraham Lincoln
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What was the conclusion of Maslow’s research ?
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people with good mental health had these qualities
- openness and spontaneity
- ability to enjoy work
- ability to develop friendships
- good sense of humour
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What is SELF-ACTUALISATION ?
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the realisation of one’s talents, especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone
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What is the TRAID COMPONENTS OF ATTITUDE ?
CAB
- cognitive element = beliefs
- affective element = emotions
- behavioural elements = behaviours
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Describe the cognitive element (beliefs) of attitudes
- formed through past experiences
- learnt from parents / peers
- significant people influence beliefs
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Describe the affective elements (emotions) of attitudes
- emotional reaction to something is determined by past experiences
- good experience = do it again
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Describe the behavioural elements (behaviours) of attitudes
- behaviour isn't always consistent with attitude
| - believe something is good but don't do it
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What does Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory suggest ?
- all three CAB elements should be consistent for an attitude to be stable
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How does Festinger believe an attitude is changed ?
you must experience two or more opposing beliefs - causes the individual to become uncomfortable - one belief must be dominant to feel comfortable again
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What is PERSUASSIVE COMMUNICATION ?
method of changing an attitude depends on...
- person doing persuading
- quality of message
- characteristics of persuadie
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What is INTRINSIC MOTIVATION ?
- internal drives to do well
| - personal accomplishments
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What is EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION ?
- rewards / medals / money
| - pressure from family / coach
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What is the DRIVE THEORY ?
- performance and arousal are directly proportional
| - P = H x D
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What is the INVERTED U THEORY ?
- arousal and performance increase to an optimum point
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What is the CATASTROPHE THEORY ?
- performance and arousal increase until a sudden drop
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What is SOMATIC ANXIETY ?
anxiety experienced physiologically e.g. sweating
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What is COGNITIVE ANXIETY ?
anxiety experienced in the mind e.g. worrying about failing
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What is the PEAK FLOW EXPERIENCE ?
an emotional response of an athlete who reaches their optimum performance level
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What is COMPETITIVE ANXIETY ?
anxiety felt during competitive situations
- see book for four major factors
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What is SCAT ?
a self-report questionnaire to assess the anxiety felt during a competition
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What is CUE UTILISATION ?
performer concentrating on certain cues that are relevant at that particular time
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What is the INSTINCT THEORY OF AGGRESSION ?
- aggression is a natural response due to evolution
| - it is an instinct
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What is the FRUSTRATION-THEORY HYPOTHESIS ?
- frustration will always lead to aggression
| - aggression then leads to catharsis
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What is the SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY for aggression ?
- aggression is learnt by watching others such as sporting role models
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What is ASSERTION ?
forceful behaviour within the laws of the game
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What are some problems with the INSTINCT THEORY ?
- human aggression is often not spontaneous
- human aggression often learned
- too generalised
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What are some problems with the FRUSTRATION-AGGRESSION THEORY ?
- frustration doesn't always lead to aggression
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What is SOCIAL FACILITATION ?
the positive influence of others, who may be watching a competition
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What is SOCIAL INHIBITION ?
the negative influence of others, who may be watching a competition
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What is EVALUATION APPREHENSION ?
when a performer feels their performance is being evaluated, their arousal levels increase
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What is HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE ?
- teams win more when home
- home crowd
- known environment
contrast. ..
- performer feels more pressure being home
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How does personality effect social facilitation ?
- type A perform worse with an audience
| - extrovert seek high arousal situation so perform better with an audience
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How do levels of experience effect social facilitation ?
- previous experience can aid performance unless an athlete previously failed in front of a crowd
- elite performers will do better because their dominant response will be correct
- crowd's knowledge may increase evaluation apprehension
- knowing the crowd can increase anxiety
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How does the type of skill effect social facilitation ?
- simple / gross do well with high arousal because they are easy to do
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What are some strategies to minimise social inhibition ?
- try to shut out the audience
- mental imagery
- deep breathing
- self talk
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What is ATTRIBUTION ?
- linked to motivation
| - the REASONS / justifications we use for a RESULT in sport
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Who invented the model of attribution ?
WEINER
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What is LOCUS OF CAUSALITY ?
- two-dimensional model
| - whether the attribution comes from within (INTERNAL) or the environment (EXTERNAL)
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INTERNAL : STABLE
ABILITY
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INTERNAL : UNSTABLE
EFFORT
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EXTERNAL : STABLE
TASK DIFFICULTY
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EXTERNAL : UNSTABLE
LUCK
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What is SELF-SERVING BIAS ?
a person's tendency to attribute their failure to external reason
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Give an example self-serving bias ?
'I lost the badminton match because the floor was too slippy' - an excuse to explain their poor performance
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What is CONTROLLABILITY ?
whether attributions are under the CONTROL of the PERFORMER or under the control of OTHERS, or whether they are UNCONTROLLABLE
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What is LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?
belief that FAILURE is INEVITABLE
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What is SPECIFIC LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?
occurs in particular situations 'I am a hopeless football player'
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What is GLOBAL LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ?
occurs in groups of situations 'I am hopeless at all sport'
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What is MASTERY ORIENTATION ?
- motivated by becoming an EXPERT
| - associate failure to internal and unstable factors
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What is ATTRIBUTION RETRAINING ?
- seeking to change LEARNED HELPLESSNESS into MASTERY ORIENTATION
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What is SPORTS CONFIDENCE ?
- the BELIEF or degree of CERTAINTY individuals possess about their ABILITY to be SUCCESSFUL in sport
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What is SELF-EFFICACY ?
the SELF-CONFIDENCE we have in SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
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Give and example of self-efficacy
Badminton - i am good at a doubles serve but not a smash
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What is SELF-ESTEEM ?
the feeling of SELF-WORTH that determines how VALUABLE and competent we feel
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What is an SC - trait ?
an existing level of sport confidence
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What is competitive orientation ?
an existing level of competitiveness
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What is SC - state ?
the levels of SC-trait and competitive orientation
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What is subjective perceptions of outcome ?
how someone interprets their performance in sport
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What are the 4 stages of Bandura's model of self-efficacy ?
- performance accomplishments
- vicarious experiences
- verbal persuasion
- emotional arousal
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What is PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ?
if success has been experienced in the past, especially if due to controllable factors then confidence is likely to be high
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What are VICARIOUS EXPERIENCES ?
if we watch other peoples success we are more likely to have high self-efficacy
- as long as who we are watching are of similar standard
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What is VERBAL PERSUASION ?
if we encouraged to try an activity our confidence may increase
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What is EMOTIONAL AROUSAL ?
if we have effective strategies to control our arousal levels we are more likely to have high self-efficacy
