Psychology lecture 2

Question 1

Goal setting

Answer 1

• Goals are motivating
• If you set goals, you can evaluate and reflect
• Your goals and your stress levels are related
• There are conscious and sub-conscious goals
• Riders that are really aware of their goals perform better

Question 2

Goals need to be

Answer 2

1. Achievable
2. Challenging
3. Part of a long-term plan
4. A strategy for the test
5. Goal needs to be within your own control

Question 3

Focus

Answer 3

• When training or competing with a horse you need to be focused
• Able to keep that focus
• Everyone has some preferred distraction styles
• Keeping the right focus can be training

Question 4

Big inside

Answer 4

Feeling on the horse

Question 5

Big outside

Answer 5

The competitors, arena

Question 6

Small inside

Answer 6

Your own thoughts

Question 7

Small outside

Answer 7

Next fence or next exercise

Question 8

Optimal for competition

Answer 8

Big inside, small outside

Question 9

Extroverted people

Answer 9

Big outside as distraction

Question 10

Introverted people

Answer 10

Small inside as distraction

Question 11

Circle focus

Answer 11

1. Task
2. Surrounding of the task
3. Comparing with ideal situation
4. Winning or losing
5. Consequences winning / losing
6. Why