Sports Psychology - Individual Differences

Question 1

What is an attitude?

Answer 1

A predisposition to act a certain way towards something or someone in a persons environment

Question 2

What is Triandis (1977) definition do an attitude?

Answer 2

n idea charged with emotion which predisposes a class of actions to a particular class of social situations

Question 3

What is Mednick (1975) definition of attitude?

Answer 3

It is a predisposition to act in a certain way towards some aspect of a persons environment, including other people

Question 4

What is prejudice?

Answer 4

When an attitude is based on false information and is an unfair generalisation

Question 5

What are the components of an attitude?

Answer 5

1. Beliefs
2. Emotions
3. Behaviour

Question 6

What is the acronym to remember the components of an attitude?

Answer 6

BEB

Question 7

What is the Triassic model?

Answer 7

It includes the three components of an attitude. That being; belief, emotions and behaviour

Question 8

What is the element of belief?

Answer 8

This is the cognitive element

Question 9

What is the element of emotions?

Answer 9

This is the affective element

Question 10

What is the element of behaviour?

Answer 10

This is the behavioural element

Question 11

What does the traffic model state?

Answer 11

That attitudes are formed through influences of the three elements

Question 12

What are the three elements?

Answer 12

1. Cognitive
2. Affective
3. Behavioural

Question 13

How are our beliefs formed?

Answer 13

1. Through past experiences

2. What we have learned from parents or peers

Question 14

How are our emotions created?

Answer 14

Through past experiences - if we experience satisfaction in a certain situation, we are more leukotomy to look forward to liking the experiences

Question 15

How is our behaviour influenced?

Answer 15

1. We are more likely to behave in a way that reflects our attitude but behaviour isn’t always consistent with our attitude

E.g believe that exercise is good for us and enjoy participating but may not exercise much

Question 16

Give a practical example of a belief relating to fitness :

Answer 16

You have the belief that fitness training will keep you fit and will enhance you body image- this is the cognitive element of your attitude

Question 17

Give a practical example of an emotion towards fitness:

Answer 17

You enjoy fitness and you have fun being with others who are training with you - this is the affective element of your attitude

Question 18

Give a practical example of a behaviour you have towards fitness:

Answer 18

You got fitness training twice a week - this is the behavioural element of your attitude