Topic 3 - Van Raalte Flashcards
What does self talk refer to?
Refers to an athlete talking to them self deliberately or automatically in order to improve performance
What can it be used for?
Used to focus athletes
What did Van Raalte investigate?
Investigated effectiveness of self-talk on performance on dart throwing tasks
What was the sample?
60 male undergrads
What were the conditions?
Positive self talk, negative self talk and control (no self talk)
How were they assigned condition?
They were randomly assigned
Example of positive self talk
You can do it
Example of negative self talk
You cannot do it!
What instructions were the control group given?
no instructions
How many experimental dart throws were completed?
15
How was accuracy measured?
Measured in terms of mean distance from the bull’s eye
What did the findings show?
Those in positive self talk group showed significantly better dart throwing accuracy compared to the control and negative self talk groups who did not perform significantly different
