Part 5- Sports Psychology Flashcards

5.1

1
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personality

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the patterns of thoughts and feelings and thw way in which we interact with our envitronment and other people that make us a unique person

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what is the narrow band approach and came up with it

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Girnando splits up personalities into type A and type B

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type A

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  • become highly aroused
  • prone to excessive anxiety
  • impatient
  • works fast, ambitious
  • can be aggressive
  • competitive, takes control

athlete dispute referee

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type B

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  • can control arousal levels
  • relaxed
  • patient with others and themselves
  • cool underpressure
  • passive
  • less competitive than type A

staying relaxed before major event

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why is the narrow band therory helpful to coaches

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it means they know who is able to control anxiety and themselves wen competing, they can come up with strategies for those who cannot

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anxiety

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negative emotional state closely associated with arousal

fears and worries

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state anxiety

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anxiety felt in a particuler situation
* somatic- the bodys response (tension, pulse increase)
* cognitive- psychological worryover the situation (doubt)

taking a penalty

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what did eyesnech and cattell come up with

opposite each other around trait personality

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extroversion, introversion and stable, unstable

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extrovert

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  • outgoing- team sports
  • affiliate to and are confident around other people
  • low sensitivity reticular activation system (alertness)- slow levels in arousal

rugby

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introvert

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  • inward focus- individual sports
  • prefer isolation
  • lack confidence in social groups
  • high sensitivity reticular activity system- easily aroused

tennis

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stable

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  • predictable- sports needing igh performance
  • consistant moods
  • calm and relaxed
  • low in anxiety
  • realistic and logical in situations
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unstable

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  • unpredictable, not ideal for sport participation
  • mood swings
  • prone to worry and high anxiety
  • unrealistic in situations
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wha does the trait theory state

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personality is determined by inheritance/ genetics

predertimined qualities

therefore personality is genralised and predictable, traits are stable and consistant in an situations

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what does the social learning theory state

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we observe and then copy behaviours from significant others

behaviour is learnt

personality is then predicted is the same situation occurs

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what is vicarious reinforcement

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when you observe someone getting a positive feedback therfore you are more likey to copy that action

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what does the interactionist theory state

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there is a relationship between personality traits and the situation/environment

behaviour changes to the demand of the situation

combination of both theories, typical response occur from a comination of personality traits and the environment- unpredictable personality

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trait

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quality or characteristic that a person possesses

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state

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quality or characteristic that a person has whithin a certain situation

their reaction

19
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attitude

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a predisposition to act a particular way towards something or someone in an environment

20
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what can shape attitudes

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  • media
  • role models- coaches, athletes
  • significant others- firends, family
  • teachers
21
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what is in the triadic model of attitudes

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  1. cognitive (beliefs)
  2. affective (emotions)
  3. behavioural
22
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cognitive meaning in the triadic model of attitudes

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formed through past experiences and what we learn from others

23
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affective meaning in triadic model of attitudes

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emotional reactions

depends of past experinces - how it made you feel

24
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behavioural meaning in triadic model of attitudes

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our behaviour isnt always consistent with our attitudes

25
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how can you change a persons attitudes

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verbal persuasuion

26
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what influences verbal pursuasion

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  • characterisics of the person delivering the message
  • quality of the message
  • reciever of the message has to have an open idea to cange
27
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positive attitudes associated with sport and pe

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  • value exercise
  • enjoymet of competitions and activity
  • good at the activity
  • enjoy personal sensation and expression
  • escape from stress and experince relaxation
  • the social norm
28
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social norm

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behaviours that are deemed normal within a culture and are created through socialistation

normal

29
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culture

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members of a community learning behaviours that are shared among those within the community of people in our society

30
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negetive attitudes surrounding sport and pe

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  • better ways to spend time
  • dislikes the experience invlved
  • lack the physical skills for success
  • experince stress and anxiety
  • their social norm is not participation
31
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sterotypes

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a belief help by a collection of people about traits shared y a certain catergory of person

32
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what can expectations doto an athlete

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can motivate them to acheive

although sterotyping can influenece expectations

33
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what can sterotyping be against

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  • gender
  • race

however challenging these can influence fu rther expectations and attitu

34
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the effectiveness of persuasion depends on…

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person doing the pursuading, quality of the message and characteristics of whos being persuaded

35
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what should the person doing the persuading have

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a high status

36
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examples of someone with a high status

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teacers, coaches, role models and significant others

37
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when persuading someones what does the message need to be

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clear, believable, accurate, unambiguous

38
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what might the person being persuaded come up with

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a counter argument

39
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when persuading someone, what does the person being pursuaded need to have

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an open mind to the idea of change

40
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positive attitudes to sport and PE

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  • enjoy the activity
  • seen as social norm
  • enjoy physical challenge
  • good at the activity
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negative attitudes to sport and PE

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  • better off doing something else
  • dislike the experience
  • lack the physical skill
  • experience stree/anxiety
  • frightened of activity
  • no participation is the social norm
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what can others’ expections lead to

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the individual fulfilling the expectation

43
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what must teachers do with sterotypes

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challenge them

44
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why must coaches and teachers challenge stereotypes

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as some people may have undiscovered talents due to them