Samuri - sport psych cheat sheet Flashcards
Equation of Steiners model of group productivity?
actual productivity = potential productivity - faulty processes
Three examples of faulty processes?
Ringleman effect (less productive as size of group increases, less attention)
Lack of teamwork
Poor tactics
Define Cohesion
The tendency to for individuals to work together to achieve their goals
What is social cohesion?
The interactions of individuals and how well they relate to each other.
What is task cohesion?
The interactions of group members and their effectiveness working together to achieve a common goal.
SMARTER
Specific
Measurable
Accepted
Realistic
Time-bound
Evaluated
Re-do
5 stages of Tuckmans theory of group formation?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Define anxiety
A level of nerves and irrational thinking.
What is competitive state anxiety?
Anxiety in a response to a specific situation.
Can be a specific match, or a specific moment within a match.
What is competitive trait anxiety?
When a performer feels anxious and nervous before all sporting events.
Anxiety is part of their genetic make-up.
Define aggression?
A deliberate intent to harm or injure another person, mentally or physically.
Can be direct or indirect.
What is somatic anxiety?
Anxiety that is a physiological response to a threat.
Sweating
Shaking
Butterflys
What is cognitive anxiety?
Comes out as a psychological response.
Such as worrying about loosing or feeling stressed.
What are three methods to find out about anxiety levels?
Questionnaires
Observations
Physiological measures
What can aggression lead to?
Players becoming over-aroused.
What is the instinct theory of aggression?
Aggression is innate
All performers are born with a certain amount of aggression
Meaning they are more or less likely to become aggressive in certain situations.
What is the social learning theory of aggression?
Aggressive behaviour is learned from role models or significant others.
What is the aggressive cue hypothesis?
Frustration leads to aggression.
But, can only occur if certain cues are present.
What is frustration aggression hypothesis?
Aggression is the result of goals being blocked.
Leads to frustration, and an aggressive act taking place.
What is intrinsic motivation?
Motivation which comes from the performer themselves.
What is extrinsic motivation?
Motivation which comes from something other than the performer.
e.g. parents or coach.
What is the achievement goal theory?
Motivation depends on the type of goals set by the individual.
(outcome or task orientated.)
What are outcome orientated goals?
Based on beating others, regardless of how it is achieved.
What are task orientated goals?
Focuses on the process of success.
Set against performers own standards.
What is Atkinsons theory of achievement motivation? (equation)
Achievement motivation = drive to succeed - fear of failure.
What is nature?
The genetic and hereditary features that make us who we are.
What is nurture?
All of the environment variables that make us who we are.
What is the trait theory of personality?
Personality is pre-determined.
It will be the same in all situations.
What is the social learning theory of personality?
Our personality is down to NURTURE rather than nature.
Our personalities are learned from others via socialisation.
What is the interactionist perspective?
Combines trait and social learning theory.
Personality is a mixture of genetics and the influence of the enviroment.
Features of an introvert?
Shy, thoughtful and enjoy being alone.
Features of an extrovert?
Sociable, enthusiastic and prone to boredom alone.
Three stages of Hollander’s model?
Psychological core (centre)
Typical responses
Role related behaviour (edge)
What is the psychological core?
Our inherited traits that are made up by our genetics.
What is Typical responses?
How our specific traits force us to react in a usual situation.
What is role-related behaviour?
An adaption to a different response in an unusual situation.