Week 8

Question 1

Define morality

Answer 1

Morality is about behaviours that have consequences for others rights and psychological and physical well being.

Question 2

What are the dual aspects of morality?

Answer 2

Inhibitive - the power to refrain from behaving antisocially

Proactive - the power to behave pro socially

Question 3

What is pro social behaviour?

Answer 3

Voluntary behaviour intended to help or benefit another individual or group

Question 4

What is anti social behaviour?

Answer 4

Voluntary behaviour intended to harm or disadvantage another individual or group

Question 5

What are the dimensions of moral behaviour in team sport?

Answer 5

Pro social team mate behaviour
Antisocial team mate behaviour
Pro social opponent behaviour
Antisocial opponent behaviour

Question 6

What is moral disengagement?

Answer 6

Cognitive restructuring of;

• harmful conduct
• ones responsibility for conduct/harm
• harm caused
• victim

Overrides usual self regulatory processes e.g. anticipated guilt

Question 7

A study examined the predictive effects of perceived coach character building competency on pro social and antisocial behaviours in field hockey. What were the key findings?

Answer 7

Perceived coach character-building competency had a positive effect on prosocial behaviour towards opponents and negative effect of antisocial behaviours.m
Moral disengagement mediated effects of coach character building competencies.m

Question 8

What are the effects of ego and task orientation on moral behaviour?

Answer 8

Ego orientation had positive and task orientation had negative direct effects on antisocial behaviour towards opponents.

Moral disengagement mediated effects of ego orientation and perceived value of toughness on antisocial behaviour towards opponents and team mates.

Question 9

What is anticipated guilt?

Answer 9

Represents a distasteful emotional state experienced as tension and regret.

Question 10

What are some examples of moral disengagement?

Answer 10

Moral justification 
Advantageous comparison 
Displacement of responsibility 
Euphemistic labelling 
Diffusion of responsibility 
Distortion of consequences

Question 11

Moral disengagement and doping - give an example of moral justification

Answer 11

If I tried this myself I could give others feedback on it

Question 12

Moral disengagement and doping - give an example of advantageous comparison

Answer 12

Comparing it to others who have used substances and thinking it can’t be that bad

Question 13

Moral disengagement and doping - give an example of displacement of responsibility

Answer 13

Saw others getting bigger so I wanted to get bigger

Question 14

Moral disengagement and doping - give an example of euphemistic labelling

Answer 14

Saying I’m using a bit of gear rather than I’m using steroids

Question 15

Moral disengagement and doping - give an example of diffusion of responsibility

Answer 15

The more you are sound it the more normal it becomes

Question 16

Moral disengagement and doping - give an example of distortion of consequences

Answer 16

As long as you do it properly it looks like it’s ok and as safe as it can be

Question 17

What is doping self regulatory efficacy?

Answer 17

Belief in ones capability to withstand personal and social influences encouraging the adoption of doping.

Bandura (1991) proposes increases in self regulatory efficacy should reduce moral disengagement.

Question 18

What is empathy and how may it impact morel disengagement?

Answer 18

Tendency to vicariously experience emotional and cognitive responses to another individuals emotional state.

May impair MD because endorsement of deleterious conduct more difficult when one anticipates and experiences consequences of action.