6.1 Psychological influences on the individual Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Define personality

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A persons unique psychological make up

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Define the trait theory

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A theory which suggests that innate characteristics produce consistent behaviour

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Negatives of the trait theory

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Behaviour isn’t always the same in every situation

It doesn’t account for personality and behaviour change

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Define the social learning theory

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A theory that suggests that behaviour is learnt through socialisation

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What’s the social learning approach

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Observe —> identify —> reinforce —> copy

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Behaviour is learnt when it is seen as successful and powerful

We observe others and copy them

Give an example of this

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Young footballers copy the celebrations of professional players

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Define the interactionist perspective

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A theory which combines trait and social learning theories to predict behaviour in certain situations

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Behaviour can be influenced by both _______ and ________ influences

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Genetic

Environmental

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What is Lewin’s formula

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B = f(P x E)

Behaviour is a function of personality an environment

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What is the Hollander approach

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The Hollander approach suggested that personality is made up of 3 features: the core, typical responses and role related behaviour

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What is the “core”

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Stable and solid beliefs and values that a player has

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What are “typical responses”

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The usual responses a player would make in a situation

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What is “role related behaviour”

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Changes from the typical response depending on the situations demands

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14
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Define credulous approach

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When the link between personality and behaviour is accepted

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Define the sceptical approach

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When the he link between personality and behaviour is doubted

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Give 3 examples of how the interactionist perspective can improve the performance

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1 the coach could predict potential aggressive behaviour and substitute the player before they are sin binned

2 Could be used to improve training, a nervous playing could learn to cope with being watched by a crowed by being observed at training

3 Could be used to adapt to certain circumstances, the coach could advise the players on how to stay calm before a penalty

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Define an attitude

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A value aimed at an attitude object

Or

A value or belief aimed at something

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How are attitudes formed

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Through socialisation

19
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Define socialisation

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Beliefs and values learnt by associating with others

20
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Attitudes are made up of 3 parts known as the triad in model, what are they?

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Cognitive
Affective
Behavioural

21
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What does CAB stand for

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C cognitive
A affective
B behavioural

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What is the cognitive part of the Triadic model?

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Your thoughts and beliefs

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What is the affective part of the triadic model?

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It is your FEELINGS and EMOTIONAL RESPONSES

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What is the behavioural part of the triadic model ?

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Your ACTIONS and INTENDED BEHAVIOUR

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What two concepts can be used to change attitudes ?
Cognitive dissonance Persuasive communication
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What is cognitive dissonance ?
When new information is presented to cause disharmony in your thoughts.
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What is persuasive communication ?
Talking somebody into changing their attitudes
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Negative attitudes can be changed to positive attitudes by...
- persuasion from a ‘perceived expert’ - making training fun - allowing early success - using positive reinforcement - pointing out benefits - using role models - cognitive dissonance
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Define arousal
A level of activation, a degree of readiness to perform
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Name 3 theories of arousal and performance
Drive theory Inverted-u theory Catastrophe theory
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Explain the drive theory
As arousal increases so does performance, in a linear fashion. P = f(D x H)
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Limitations to the drive theory
- increased arousal does not always improve performance | - at high arousal less info is processed
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Define dominant response
The stand-out response that the performer thinks is correct
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Explain the inverted-u theory
Increased arousal improves performance to an optimal point at moderate levels but after that performance decreases.
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Both _____ arousal and _____ arousal can be equally bad for performance
Under, over
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Define the zone of optimal functioning
Area of controlled arousal and high performance which varies from player to player.