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12- Individual Differences Flashcards

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What is the definition of personality

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The patterns of thoughts and feelings and the ways in which we interact with our environment and other people that make us a unique person

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What is the definition of anxiety

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A negative emotional state that is closely associated with arousal. It is experiencing apprehension and being aware of high arousal linked to our fears and worries

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List 5 type A characteristics

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Highly competitive 
Strong desire to succeed
Works fast
Likes to be in control
Prone to suffer stress
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List 5 type B characteristics

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Non competitive 
Unambitious 
Works more slowly
Does not enjoy being in control
Less prone to stress
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What is a stable personality trait ?

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Someone who does not swing from one emotion to another but is usually constant in emotional behaviour

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What is a unstable (neurotic) personality trait?

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Someone who is highly anxious and has unpredictable emotions

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What is the definition of extroversion?

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A person who seeks social situations and likes excitement but lacks concentration

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What is the definition of introversion

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A person who does not seek social situations but likes peace and quiet and is good at concentrating

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What does the social learning theory suggest about our characteristics

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That rather then being born with characteristics, we learn them from other people, especially those from those we hold in high esteem (parents, coaches, role models, friends, people in significance to us)

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What does behaviour changing depend on according to the social learning theory?

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Depending on the situation and is therefore a product of our interactions with the environment

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According to the social learning theory how is personality learned? And why does psychological functioning occur?

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By observing, modelling and imitating behaviour, and through experience

As a result of environmental determinants affecting behaviour

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What is the interactionist approach?

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It recognises the that trait theory and social learning theory both have a role in determining behaviour and personality. It offers a more realistic explanation of personality explaining how different behaviours are produced for different sit

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What does the interactionist approach suggest

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That we base inherent traits that we then adapt to the situation we are in

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What does the trait theory suggest

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They do not believe that the situation or environment has any bearing on a persons behaviour, behaviour is said to be consistent

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What theory attempts to predict behaviour

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Trait theory

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What is the definition of attitude

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A predisposition to act in a particular way towards something or someone in a persons environment

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List 6 things attitudes are formed by

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Belief in the benefits of exercise 
Enjoyable experiences in sport
Being good at a particular sport
Being excited by the challenge of sport
Using sport as a stress release 
The influence of others where participation is the norm
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List 6 things negative attitudes are formed by

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not believing in the benefits of exercise

a bad past experience, e.g. Injury a lack of ability

fear of taking part in sport

suffering stress when taking part

the influence of others when non-participation is the norm

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What is the 3 parts of the Triadic model and explain what they mean

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cognitive component- what we know and believe about the attitude we object (beliefs)

affective component how we feel about the attitude object (emotions)

behavioural component how we behave towards, respond to or intend to respond to the attitude object (behaviour).

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What are the 2 methods in changing attitudes?

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Persuasive communication

Cognitive dissonance

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What is persuasive communication?

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An active, non coercive attempt to reinforce, modify or change the attitude of others

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What does the effectiveness of persuasive communication depend on?

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The persuader- the person attempting the change

The message- the quality of the message the persuader is giving

The receiver - the person whose attitude the persuader is trying to change

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What is cognitive dissonance?

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Individuals like to be consistent in what they do feel and believe. This theory results in individuals having contradictory thoughts about something or someone, which creates an attitude.

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Define motivation

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The internal mechanisms and external stimuli which arouse and direct our behaviour - sage 1974

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Define drive

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Directed, motivated or energised behaviour that an individual has toward achieving a certain goal

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What are the 3 considerations for motivation

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Our inner drive towards achieving a goal

External pressures and rewards we perceive

The intensity and the direction of our behaviour

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What are the 2 types of motivation

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Intrinsic- the drive from within for example want to achieve mastery for its own sake, includes feelings of fun enjoyment and satisfaction

Extrinsic- comes from an outside source, for example a trophy or reward. Valuable motivator for the beginner but will eventually undermine the intrinsic motivation

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Define arousal

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The energised state or the readiness for action that motivates us to behave in a particular way

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What are the 2 types of arousal and explain them

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Somatic- relates to the physiological state of the body

Cognitive- relates to the changing psychological state of the body

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What are the 3 theories of arousal

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Drive theory

Inverted U theory

Catastrophe theory

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What is the drive theory

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Demonstrates a linear relationship between performance and arousal, so as arousal increases so does performance

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For the drive theory what does the quality of performance depend on

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How well the skill has been learned, motor programmes that have already learned are said to be the dominant response

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When is a dominant response or behaviour most likely to emerge ( drive theory)

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When a performer experiences an increase in arousal

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What is the behaviour formula

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Behaviour = habit x drive

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When is high arousal beneficial

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To expert performers ( autonomou stage ) because their dominant behaviour would tend to Rosie’s a response which is fluent and technically correct

Also helps gross and simple skills

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What does the inverted u theory state

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That arousal improves performance up to an optimal point, past this point performance begins to decrease. The conditions of both under and over arousal severely limit the capacity to learn skills and perform them up to potential

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What is it important to consider in the inverted U theory

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Personality- extroverts learn best under conditions of high Arousal, introverts at low arousal

Type of task: high- gross, simple, closed
Low- fine, complex, open

Stage of learning - low- cognitive/ associative
High- autonomous

Level or experience: high- experienced
Low- novice

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How can under arousal impact performance

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Difficult to direct and focus attention and concentration onto relevant environmental cues

Concentration is lost because attentional field is too wide

Many unwanted cues in the environment learner may be day dreaming

Selective attention, cannot operate

Information overload prevents decision making

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How can optimum performance impact performance

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Perfect state

Attentional field is ideal width

Performer is able to learn or concentrate fully Increased capacity to concentrate means the most important cues can be absorbed from the environment- accurate decision making

Cue utilisation theory predicts that the detection of the most important information occurs at the optimum point of arousal

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How can over arousal impact performance

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Causes attentional field to narrow

Relevant environmental cues are lost.

Performer is often in a state of panic

Also known as hypervigilance

Selective attention, cannot operate

Concentration is seriously impeded

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State the catastrophe theory

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As somatic Arousal increases, the quality of performance improves. However performance will only reach maximum potential at the optimum level if cognitive arousal anxiety is kept low. If high cognitive anxiety coincides with high somatic anxiety, the athlete will go beyond the optimum level of arousal and has gone over the edge and performance drops.

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What does the vertical drop in catastrophe theory mean

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It depicts a performance disaster or catastrophe, after the catastrophe the performer can rejoin the upward curve of arousal, this return requires reduce in cognitive anxiety

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Define trait anxiety

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A trait that is enduring in an individual. A performer with high trait anxiety has the predisposition or the potential to react to situations with apprehension

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Define competitive trait anxiety

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A tendency to perceive competitive situations as threatening and to respond to these situations with feelings of apprehension or tension

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Define State anxiety

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The athletes emotional state atvant given time; variable from situations to situation

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Possible symptoms of somatic anxiety

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Increase bp 
Sweating
Adrenaline boost
Need to urinate
Muscle tension 
Pacing
Yawning
Nausea
Vomiting 
Diarrhoea 
Loss of appetite
47
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Possible symptoms of cognitive anxiety

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Indecision 
Confusion
Negative thoughts
Poor concentration 
Irritability 
Loss of confidence 
Images of failure
48
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What is the zone of optimal functioning

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It is the thought of important state well being

49
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What is a top performer like ‘in the zone’

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Relaxed
Confident
Completely focused
Find activity is effortless
Find movements are automatic 
Have fun
Are in control
50
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What is aggression

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Is the intent to harm or injure outside the rules of the game

51
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What is assertion

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It is forceful behaviour within the laws of the event

52
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What is the instinct theory of aggression

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Views aggression as being a natural response, innate and instinctive

Animalistic

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How does humans develop aggression in instinct theory of aggression

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Humans develop aggression as survival instinct

54
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What is the frustration aggression hypothesis

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That frustration will always lead to aggression.

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What does blocking of goals do in the frustration aggression hypothesis

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It increases an individuals drive, thus increasing aggression and frustration

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If success follows (in frustration aggression hypothesis) what does it lead to and define it.

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Catharsis - the release of frustration which leads to a feeling of well being

57
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Define social facilitation

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The positive influence in sports performance of others who may be watching or competing

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Define social inhibition

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The negative influence in sports performance of others who may be watching or competing

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What’s the social learning theory in aggression

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Aggression is learned by observation of others

Imitation of this aggressive behaviour is then reinforced by social acceptance

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Give an example of social learning theory in aggression

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If we see a team mate fouling an opponent and this drops them from playing well, it is reinforced and copied

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What is the aggressive cue hypothesis

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For aggression to occur certain stimuli must be present

These stimuli are cues for the performer which are subconsciously linked to aggression

62
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In aggressive due hypothesis, frustration causes anger and arousal. What does this create

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A readiness for aggression

63
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Give an example of aggression cue hypothesis

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A player sees a team mate fouled then decides to join in

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What are the 4 factors that Zajonc identities that affect performance

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The presence of an audience increases arousal

Increases in arousal will trigger the dominant response

If a skill is well learned, response to be correct

If the skill is new or poorly learned, the response will be incorrect

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What does evaluation apprehension do

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Increases arousal levels, which in turn increases heart rate and causes other detrimental effects.

66
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What are the effects of social facilitation and social inhibition on performance

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Home v away - teams often win at home due to nature of audience. Some suggest it is harder to win at home due to increase pressure

Personality factors - type A perform wisest in front of an audience then type. Extroverts tends to perform better in a crowd then introverts

Levels of experience- performing in front of an audience before will help nerves but if you messed up in front of them before, they may expect to fail again. Elite better then beginners due to dominant response been correct. Performing in front of peers can aid experts but increases anxiety for novices

Type of skill- gross skills helped by arousal so an audience can facilitate performance. Fine or complex skills are more desirable at lower levels of arousal, so an Audience could inhibit performance

Other influences- nature of crowd, if noisy may make you nervous.

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Strategies to minimise social inhibition

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Imagery techniques
Relaxation techniques 
Training with an audience present 
Preparing to deal with negative reactions of co actors
Decreasing the importance of an event
Remaining calm and focused

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