Self Efficacy and Confidence

Question 1

self efficacy

Answer 1

belief that an individual has concerning their ability to be successful when faced with certain situations

Question 2

impact of sports confidence

Answer 2

participation- more likely to participate as they are less afraid of failure
self esteem- sports confidence can increase an individual’s belief that they can perform everyday tasks successfully
performance- high sports confidence improves performance as the athlete feels prepared to compete successfully

Question 3

bandura’s model of self effficacy

Answer 3

vicarious experience- watching people succeed who are at same level as you will increase self efficacy

performance accomplishments- past experiences in a similar situation will determine the level of self efficacy that they have

verbal persuasion- s/o can give praise and positive reinforcement to increase self efficacy, by saying you are confident that they will succeed

emotional arousal- emotional state can determine how confident you are in a certain situation so coach should show players how to control arousal levels

Question 4

developing high self efficacy

Answer 4

use aspects of bandura’s model
set realistic goals
dont attempt difficult tasks too early on

Question 5

vealeys model

Answer 5

suggested that performer’s undertake task with a certain level of:
trait sports confidence- natural, innate confidence levels
eg may be generally confident in a range of sports
state sports confidence- level of confidence in specific situation based on past experience
competitive orientation- how driven the performer is and the types of goal they may have set themselves

Question 6

response

Answer 6

performer produces response and considers subjective outcome
outcome= positive, this will increase levels of state and trait SC- increase chance of approach behaviour
successful also increases competitive orientation

outcome= negative- lower state and trait confidence and competitive orientation, may lead to future avoidance behaviour

Question 7

home field advantage

Answer 7

play better at home
level of uncertainty and arousal are low
influence of crowd can increase confidence

crowd can become hostile if team is losing and this may increase pressure