5.1 Psychological Influences That Can Influence An Individual In Physical Acitivities Flashcards
Define attribution
A perception. Of the reason for an outcome of an event
What makes up the locus of causality
Internal and external attributes
What is an internal attribute
Something within the performers control
What is an external attribute
Something outside the performers control
What makes up the stability dimension (locus of stability)
Stable and unstable attributes
What are stable attributes
Unlikely to change in the short term
What are unstable attributes
Something likely to change in the short term
What is the self serving bias
- used to promote self esteem
- attributing losses to external unstable factors
Attributing winning to internal stable factors
What is learned helplessness
- Using internal and stable reasons for losing
- starts to lose confidence and develop NAF
What is attribution retraining and some example that a coach may use
- changing the reasons given for success and failure
E.g.
Use self serving bias
Provide motivation through reinforcement
Allow early success
SMARTER goals
Praise performance
Define self efficacy
A belief in the ability to master a specific sporting situation
Trait confidence
A belief in the ability to do well in a range of sports
State confidence
A belief in the ability to master a specific sporting moment
Briefly explain Vealey’s model of sports confidence
The interaction of trait confidence, state confidence, the situation and the performers competitive orientation influence confidence.
Past success = high trait and state confidence
The objective sporting situation accounts for the situation in which the task is undertaken
The skill is then evaluated by the performer this is called the subjective outcome
If positive it increases trait and state confidence and competitive orientation.
Define competitive orientation
The degree to which a performer is drawn to challenging situations
