Self Efficacy Flashcards
Define self efficacy
Belief in your ability to master a specific situation
According to Vealey, what is confidence based on?
- Personality - level of competitiveness and achievement motivation.
- Experience - past success and belief in our ability to succeed.
- Situation - playing at home or away
What are the 2 types of confidence?
Trait - constant, innate shown in most situation
State - situation specific
What is Vealey’s model of self confidence?
Looks at the influence of state/trait, situation and competitive orientation
Suggested that state/trait confidence combine to produce confidence in an objective sporting situation
When will trait and state confidence be high?
If you have completed the skill successfully in the past, however the objective sporting situation takes into account the conditions (crowd,pressure)
Define competitive orientation
How much a performer is drawn to challenging situations
Define objective sporting situation
The performance is a combination of the type of skill and the situation the skill is performed in
According to Bandura, what are the 4 factors that affect confidence in any situation?
- Performance accomplishments - what have you done before
- Vicarious experience - seeing others do it.
- Verbal persuasion - reinforcement and encouragement, most effective from significant others
- Emotional arousal - your interpretation of your level of anxiety
How can you improve confidence through performance accomplishments?
Set goals
Allows early success
How can you improve confidence through vicarious experience?
Show accurate demonstrations using role models
How to improve confidence through verbal persuasion?
Avoid social comparison
Rewards
Reinforcement and encouragement
How to improve confidence though emotional arousal?
Stress management
Visualisation
Advantages of playing at home
Familiar environment
Social facilitation
No tiredness
Motivation
Confidence
Disadvantages of playing at home
Can choke
Anxiety
Social inhibition
Evaluation apprehension
