The Self Flashcards
What is self concept
What we know about ourselves
What is self esteem
What we feel about ourselves
What are the characteristics of athletes with poor self esteem
Rely on how they are doing in the present to determine how they feel about themselves
Success dosent heighten, only maintains SE
Attribute failure internally, less resilient and consistent (failure impacts future performance)
Explain overall self concept
Higher order constructs dependent on lower order constructs
What is self confidence
Belief about our ability to be successful
Sport in general
Who argued SC is factor most consistently distinguishing highly successful from less successful athletes
Jones and hardy
Who looked at SC in Winter Olympics
Gould
What are vealey and knights aspects of confidence
Ability to:
- execute physical skills
- use psychological skills
- use perceptual skills
- learn and improve skills
- confidence in ability
What did hays find
Elite athletes also have
- belief in ability to achieve e
- belief in superiority over opposition
What is optimal self confidence
Being convinced that you can achieve your goals so you strive hard to do so
Individual
What is overconfidence
When confidence outweighs ability
False confidence - prepare hard but lack competence to be successful
Explain self efficacy
Behaviour better predicted by belief about than actual capabilities
Bandura
What are the assumptions of self efficacy theory
Primary mediator of behaviour/behaviour change is self efficacy
Adoption/persistence of behaviour determined by:
- SE expectancy - expectations about one’s capabilities
- Outcomes expectancy - expectation of success
- Outcome value
What are the sources of self efficacy
Performance accomplishments
Vicarious experiences
Verbal persuasion
Imaginal experiences
Physio/emotional states
Who supported self efficacy and imagery
Moritz
