Self Efficacy

Question 1

Confidence in sport is …

Answer 1

Belief in your ability to master a specific situation

Question 2

According to vealey, confidence is based on three factors :

Answer 2

1) Personality
2) Experience
3) Situation
Combination of all 3 will affect confidence

Question 3

Personality -

Answer 3

Your level of competitiveness and achievement motivation

Question 4

Experience -

Answer 4

Your amount of past success on the task and your belief in your ability to succeed in future

Question 5

Situation -

Answer 5

Playing at home or away for example

Question 6

2 types of confidence:

Answer 6

Trait confidence
State confidence

Question 7

Trait confidence

Answer 7

Consistent, innate confidence shown in most situations

Question 8

State confidence

Answer 8

Specific situation, e.g. taking a penalty

Question 9

Competitive orientation

Answer 9

How much a performer is drawn to challenging situations

Question 10

Objective sporting situation

Answer 10

The performance is a combination of the type of skill and the situation the skill is performed in

Question 11

Bandaranaike four factors that affect confidence in any situation

Answer 11

1) Performance accomplishments
2) Vicarious experience
3) Verbal persuasion
4) Emotional arousal

Question 12

Performance accomplishments

Answer 12

What have you done before

Question 13

Vicarious experience

Answer 13

Seeing others do it. Most effective if someone of similar ability

Question 14

Verbal persuasion

Answer 14

Reinforcement and encouragement

Question 15

Emotional arousal

Answer 15

Your interpretation of you level anxiety.

Question 16

Home field advantage

Answer 16

• Can cause different positive and negative responses in both teams
• The effects of home field advantage are bigger if the crowd are close to pitch, if the crowd is big and supportive
• The more hostile the crowd the more negative the effect is for them