Attribution Theory Flashcards
What’s the definition?
Perception of the reason for an outcome
Who’s model?
Wiener
What is locus of causality?
Reasons for winning can be internal or external
What are the internal factors?
Ability, effort
What are the external factors?
Task difficulty, luck
What are the stable factors?
Ability and task difficulty
What are the unstable factors?
Effort, luck
What is self serving bias?
What is the factor?
Blaming unstable and external factors on losing
Luck
What are the positives to self serving bias?
Helps keep motivation up/promote self esteem
What is learned helplessness?
What is the factor?
Using internal and stable factors to blame losing
Ability
What are the negatives to learned helplessness?
Can be demotivating as blame yourself
What can be done to prevent learned helplessness?
Set goals, reinforce positive behaviour
Highlight key aspects of the game
What is general learned helplessness?
All situations is all sports
What is stable learned helplessness?
A particular skill in a particular sport
