psych- personality, attitudes, arousal Flashcards
definition of trait theory for personality
a theory which suggests that innate characteristics produce consistent and stable behaviour
nature
what is a trait
consistent and stable, it doesnt change, born with it and then adapt them
what is the opposite of a trait
a state (can change)
definition of the social learning approach to personality
this theory suggests that behaviour is learned from significant others by socialisation
nurture
what makes up the interactionist perspective
predicting behaviour based on all of the theories, nature and nurture
definition of the interactionist perspective
a theory which combines trait and social learning to PREDICT behaviour in a specific situation
what did lewin suggest about behaviour
what is the formula, what does it mean
B f(PxE)
behaviour is the function of personality and the environment
allowing you to PREDICT behaviour in specific situations based on a typical response
nature and nurture
what did hollander suggest (3 features)q
personality is made up of 3 features:
core of the performer (solid unchanging belief)
typical responses
role related behaviour (changes due to situation)
nature and nurture
apply hollander to a sporting example
core OTP: works hard
typical resp: attacker
role rb: defends when told to change position by a coach
what can the coach do for personality: can …… potential problems and …… before …..
can predict potential problems are sub off before violence starts
what can the coach do for personality: train how to ….. with …… by creating….
train how to cope with problems by creating similar situations in training
what can the coach do for personality: change …… by ……… to adapt to …….
change behaviour by encouraging them to adapt to specific circumstances in training (wanting to take penalty)
what are attitudes
its what you think (your opinion) about something (an attitude object)
what is the model used for attitudes
the triadic model
what are the 3 components of the triadic model
cognitive
affective
behavioural
in the triadic model what is the cognitive part
knowledge and beliefs, most deep rooted part of the attitude
example of the cognitive part of the triadic model
i can win this game
going to the gym will get me fit
what is the affective part of the triadic model
feelings and emotions, shows when you enjoy taking part in sport
example of the affective part of the triadic model
i enjoy going to the gym
that training session was hard but i enjoyed it
what is the behavioural part of the triadic model
reflects what you do, its shown by the actions and habits of the performer - intended behaviour
example of the behavioural part of the triadic model
regular attendance at training
i go to the gym twice a week
what are the 2 things we can do to change attitudes
cognitive dissonance and persuasive communication
definition of cognitive dissonance
new information given to the performer to cause unease and motivate change (relating to one area of CAB)
what are the 4 components of cognitive dissonance
challenge thinking
make activity fun
use rewards and reinforcement
use role model to encourage participation
for cognitive dissonance how do you challenge thinking
by highlighting benefits of a new technique
for cognitive dissonance how can you make the activity fun
by varying practice