Segment 1-Exercise Psychology Flashcards
Bodily movements that cause increased physical exertion beyond what occurs in normal activities of daily living
Physical activity
PA undertaken to achieve a particular objective (e.g., fun, fitness, reduced stress, appearance)
Exercise
“The application of psychological principles to promote, maintain, enhance, and explain the parameters of exercise”
What is Exercise Psychology
What are the 2 types of barriers to physical activity?
- Genuine barriers
- Perceived barriers
What are 3 Genuine barriers?
- Convenience/availability
- Environmental/ecological factors
- Physical limitations
What are 2 Perceived barriers of PA?
- Lack of time
- Boredom/lack of enjoyment
What are the 4 Basic Assumptions of Human Behaviour?
- Behaviour is rational and goal-directed
- People are self-reflective
- People can self-regulate
- “Triadic reciprocity”
What is “Triadic reciprocity”?
The relationship between Behaviour, Cognition, and the Environment
- Explains why phenomenon or behaviour occurs
- Can be graphically represented
A Theory
3 important parts of a theory
- Allows us to better understand and predict behaviour
- Enable us to organize behaviour variables in a coherent manner
- Validated blueprint to create effective behavioural interventions
- Visual representation of a phenomenon or behaviour
- Does not always indicate why phenomenon occurs
A Model
Promotes/Suggests Exercise behaviour influenced by (1) human cognition and (2) external stimuli
Social Cognitive/Self-Efficacy Theory (SCT)
4 examples of human cognition
- expectations
- intentions
- beliefs
- attitudes
2 examples of external stimuli
- social pressures
- experiences
Which theory is:
•Belief in our personal ability to succeed, given your abilities & the unique situation
•A situation-specific form of self-confidence
Self-Efficacy Theory (SET)
3 types of efficacy that we can experience
- Task Efficacy
- Coping Efficacy
- Scheduling Efficancy
Which efficacy is “do you think you can succeed in the specific task?”
Task Efficacy
Which efficacy is “whether you can successfully engage in an activity despite something going on”
Coping Efficacy
Which efficacy can you be capable of doing, but “do you have the time?”
Scheduling efficacy
The 4 things that contribute to self-efficacy
- Mastery Experience
- Vicarious Experience
- Verbal Persuasion
- Physiological/Affective States
What is Mastery Experience?
- one of the biggest predictors of how we feel about ourselves
- successful in it
What is Vicarious Experience?
- Modeling and Imagery
- ‘if they can do It there is a good chance, I can do it’
- the behaviour is modelled so you feel more confident in your ability
- if you imagine yourself succeeding in something there is a better chance you can
What is Verbal Persuasion?
- Positive Feedback/Support
- Ex: if injured but doctor or trainer tells you that you are ready to play, you may feel more confident
What are Physiological/Effective States?
- Pain, Fatigue, Emotions – Accurate interpretation
- Ex: after being fit and being so sore, think you can push you pain of soreness and it won’t always be like that
- if you are doing something and you enjoy it, then more likely to think you can do it
- if you didn’t enjoy it, then belief and ability to do it again is lower
What are the 3 Outcomes of Self-Efficacy?
- Behaviour
- Cognitions
- Affect
An aspect of Behaviour outcome
Adherence:
- can do it and improve self-efficacy by continuously engaging in behaviour
An aspect of Cognitions outcome
Motivation:
-more motivated if higher levels of SE
An aspect of the Affect outcome
Enjoyment:
-as you improve enjoyment levels, higher SE
T/F SE (Self-Efficacy) is BOTH a determinant & a product of physical activity
True
Which efficacys increase over the course of an exercise program?
Coping and Scheduling efficacy