Sport Psychology Flashcards
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If a performer is an Expert, Will their Dominant Response be correct ?
Their Dominant Response will likely to be performed correctly
- have over-learned motor programme stored in LTM
- performer will facilitate under pressure
What are the causes of Aggression ?
- playing badly
- feeling the team isn’t trying
- disagree with official’s decision
- provocation by opponent/crowd
- importance of game
- contact sport
- naturally aggressive personality
- social learning
- over-arousal
How can you the Interactionist Perspective to improve performance ?
- coach known innate personalities of performer can use to an advantage to suit situation
- develop training situations so performer can be assessed how they change to situations
- training programmes allow strategies fro real situations e.g. controlling aggression
What is the PERFORMING stage of the Tuckman’s model ?
- players interact effectively
- full commitment to achieve team goals
- individual roles + responsibilities are completely understood
What are COGNITIVE strategies for stress management ?
1) PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILL TRAINING
2) MENTAL REHEARSAL
3) VISUALISATION
4) POSITIVE SELF-TALK
5) IMAGERY
6) NEGATIVE THOUGHT-STOPPING
7) ATTERNTIAL CONTROL + CUE UTILISATION
What is the SPECIFIC element of the SMARTER principle ?
- must be clear and exact
- reflect individual position/event
e. g. rugby improve catches
How can CENTRING manage Stress ?
- concentrating on breathing
- useful during break in performances
- as breath out, chant word how you wish to perform e.g. calm
What is Cognitive anxiety ?
is a psychological response to a threat
- symptoms include worrying, irrational thinking, confusion and learned helplessness
What is the STABILITY DIMENSION part of the Weiner’s model ?
STABILITY DIMENSION - how changeable/fixed reason for winning/losing are
1) stable - unlikely to change in short-term (relative permanent)
- e.g. ability or task difficulty
2) unstable - can be change in a short-term of time
- e.g. effort or luck
How can you use Physiological methods to measure anxiety ?
- generate factual data on Physiological (Somatic) responses
- POSITIVE = Factual so comparison can be made and use during training + competition
- NEGATIVE = expensive, trained coaches needed and restricted movement
How can COACHES control aggression ?
- praise non-aggressive acts
- highlight non-aggressive role models
- punish aggression
- peer pressure that aggression is unacceptable
- set process +performances goals instead of product goals
- ensure own behaviour isn’t aggressive
- give player responsibility within the team + understand their specific role
What is Somatic anxiety ?
is a physiological response to a threat
- symptoms include heart rate, blood pressure, swear levels and muscle tension increasing
What is the Social Leaning part of the Formation of Attitude ?
- involves imitating the attitudes from significant others e.g. peers, friends, teaches etc.
- have similar attitudes to similar sports - copy and reinforced
What is SOCIAL FACILITATION ?
Is the positive effect of presence of others on performance
- enjoy performing with audience -> improve their performance - motivation
What is VERBAL PERSUASION ?
- give praise + positive reinforcement
- significant others should provide this
What is EMOTIONAL AROUSAL ?
- show hoe to cope with and control arousal levels
- remove performers perceives of unable to do it
- somatic + cognitive strategies
What are tangible and intangible rewards ?
TANGIBLE - rewards than can be touched or held
INTANGIBLE - non-physical rewards
What is STRESS ?
a negative response of the body to a threat causing anxiety
- distress - performance is inhibited
What is the INTERNAL-EXTERNAL dimension of attentional focus ?
Is concerned with where the focus is being placed
- INTERNAL - is thought + feelings of the performer
- EXTERNAL - is on the environmental cues
What is Achievement Goal theory ?
Suggest that every performer will have their own perception of what achievement means to them and what successful looks like
1) Outcome-orientated goals - set with specific aim to beat and show superiority over others
2) Task-orientated goals - aims to master a skill and improve own performance
- more important for motivation + confidence
What are the Key Strategies to combat inhibition ?
- familiarisation training
- increase self-efficacy
- practice skills until they are grooved
- use selective attention to improve focus/concentration
COGNITIVE strategies : - mental rehearsal
- imagery
- positive self-task
- negative thought-stopping
What is the ATTRIBUTION THEORY ?
” A perception of the reason for an outcome of an event”
- In sport content, performers use attribution theory to offer reasoning for winning, losing and playing good/bad
What is the Past experiences part of the Formation of Attitude ?
- winning will develop positive attitude and develop high perception in own ability
- losing will develop negative attitude and lower self-confidence
How BIOFEEDBACK can manage Stress ?
- use equipment to generate physiological data
- identify what causes most stress
- time consuming + increase anxiety-awareness