The Self Flashcards
Describe self esteem
Personal judgement of worthiness (what we feel about ourselves)
What are the 4 subdomains can self-concept be split into
Academic
Social
Emotional
Physical
What do athletes with poor self esteem do
Rely on how they’re doing in the present (unstable)
Success sustains self esteem, doesn’t raise it
Less resilient and consistent
Failure has more significant impact on them in the future
What do athletes with high self esteem do
Future performance less affected by failure
Accept and value themselves as worthy (cope with failure)
What are the effects with positive and negative self esteem
High: independence, leadership, adaptability, stress resilience
Low: anxiety, depression, phobias
What did SPEX researchers decide have the biggest impact on self esteem
Physical activity
Define self confidence
A belief about our ability to be successful
Define trait and state self confidence
Trait: how confident you feel about your abilities in general (stable/consistent)
State: how confident you feel in the situation right now
What are the benefits of self confidence
Arouses positive affect
Facilitate concentration
Affects goals
Increases effort
Affects game strategies
Affects psychological momentum
Affects performance
True or false: confidence overrides incompetence
False
Describe how lack of confidence undermines performance
Less effective thinker
More negative attitude
Give up easily
Avoid challenging situations
Focused on outcome
Describe overconfidence
When confidence outweighs abilities
What is inflated confidence
When people believe they are better than they are
Overestimating ability causes a lack of adequate preparation
Ability is present
What is false confidence
Confident in the outside but lack competence to be successful
What are three ways can you deal with overconfidence
Take games/comp seriously
Respect opponents and don’t underestimate
Hard work/effort needed for every game
Define the self fulfilling prophecy
A prediction that sets in motion a series of events that ultimately causes the original prediction to come true
(What you expect is what you get)
What are 5 misconceptions about self confidence
You have it or you don’t
Only positive feedback builds confidence
Success always builds confidence
Confidence = outspoken arrogance
Mistakes destroy confidence
Define self efficacy
The perception of one’s ability to perform a task successfully in a specific situation
What is the difference between self confidence and self efficacy
Self confidence is global
Self efficacy is situation specific
How is behaviour predicted by self efficacy
Better predicted by beliefs about one’s capabilities rather than actual capabilities
What are adoption and persistence in behaviour determined by
Expectations about skills and capabilities
Outcome expectations
Value of those outcomes
How would a person with high self efficacy act
Set higher goals and show more persistence
Attribute failure to effort so that they persist
How would a person with low self efficacy act
Attribute failure to low ability and be more likely to give up
What are the 6 sources of self efficacy
Performance accomplishments
Vicarious experience
Verbal persuasion
Imaginal experiences
Physiological states
Emotional states
