Sports psych continued (2.2) Flashcards
Aggression: instinct theory (nature) -
if its innate then how can some people control it
suggests all humans should react the same - very simplistic
social learning theory - aggression
aggression learned from copying others
performer can learn to be/not to be aggressive
Frustration - aggression hypothesis explained
.originally stated frustration always leads to aggression
.later revised to state frustration can lead to aggression, but not sufficient enough on its own
frustration - aggression hypothesis model
success/catharsis
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drive to goal- obstacle-frustration- aggression
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punishment (back to 3)
frustration - aggression negatives
assumes frustration will lead to aggression
aggressive cue hypothesis
.when individual is frustrated, arousal increases - leading to readiness to be aggressive
.arousal leads to aggression
.specific cues can lead to aggression e.g certain ops
Social Facilitaion
positive influence of the presence of others
social inhibitation
negative influence of presence of others on performance
3 factors affecting social facilitation/inhibitation
personality of performer
type of skill
level of experience
evaluation apprehension
when performers arousal/anxiety levels increase due to judgement from audience
strategies to limit inhibition
selective attention positive self talk visualisation practise in front of audience positive reinforcement from others over learn skills play down events importance
effects of an audience theories
conflict theory (Baron) proximity effect (Schwarz) Home advantage effect
conflict theory (baron)
.spectators demand same amount of attention as sports situation (bigger crowd = more distracting)
.suggests simple skills performed better than complex skills in front of a crowd
proximity effect (Schwarz)
.location of audience in relation to audience effect social facilitation/inhibition
.closer the audience the grater the effect
Home advantage effect
.large supportive crowd provides home side with advantage
.stronger audience = stronger effect
group and team dynamics theories
Tuckman
Ringleman effect
Tuckman stages of group development
forming
storming
norming
performing
Forming
first time group comes together anxiety/uncertainty non committal relationships led by coach uncertain goals
Storming
conflict sub groups form leader takes advisory role start to develop goals roles start establishing
Norming
positive offer + accept criticism open communication maintain team rules better working relationships
Performing
trust + accept each other players take leadership roles direct energy to achieving goals strong team cohesion disagreements settled efficiently
Ringleman effect
more members = less individual effort
rope pulling experiment
Social loafing causes
individuals feel others not trying
lacking confidence
perceive tasks as hard
if person had bad past experience
Steiner’s model of group effectiveness
actual productivity = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes
Steiner’s model explained
explains why you can use best individuals but not perform well as a team
Steiner - faulty process
either a coordination problem, or
motivational problem
Steiner - potential productivity
best performance of the team
Steiner - coordination problems
breakdown in teamwork/communication (Ringleman effect)