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42 Cards in this Set
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What is personality?
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An individuals behavioural characteristics that makes them different from others/unique. Consistent patterns of character and temperament. |
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List the characteristics of Type A person.
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Impatient, intolerant and stressed.
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List the characteristics of a Type B person.
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Relaxed, tolerant and not stressed.
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Link type A and B to a sporting example.
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When taking a penalty in football type B will be more composed as they are not stressed.
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What is the different between being stable and unstable?
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Behaviour is changeable/unpredictable in unstable. Stable means unchangeable and predictable. |
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What is the different between an introvert and an extrovert?
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Introverts are shy/try to avoid external stimulation and have high arousal. Extroverts have lower arousal so seek external motivation to receive higher arousal (usually team players) |
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How can personality be changed?
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Situation or environment. (social learning from role models)
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Describe the interactionist theory.
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You are born with certain personality traits/characteristics but they can be modified by the environment. Some traits are constants and others are occasional. Shy off pitch/Aggressive on. |
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What do we apply attitudes to?
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objects/anything.
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How are attitudes developed?
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Learned
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If the attitude is based upon false information what is it?
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Predjudice
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What are the three components of triadic model?
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Beliefs/cognitive Emotions/affective Behaviour |
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How do you change a attitude and what must be taken into consideration?
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Persuasion. Persuader (a role model) Quality of message (accurate and clear) Receiver (intellect/character) |
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Why could someone have a positive attitude in sport?
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Believe in the value (healthy) Have fun They are good/have the ability Excitement for challenge Escape from stress Social norm |
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Why could someone have a negative attitude towards sport?
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Think it is harmful/causes injury Dislike previous experience Lack ability Frightened Stressful/anxiety/embarrassed Not social norm |
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Why affect does expectations have on individuals in sport?
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Influence motivation to achieve more or cause stress/anxiety
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What affect on sport does stereotypes have?
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Influences participation. Black people can't swim Girls can't do sport |
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Why is motivation important?
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Without it their is no reason to want to develop/drive.
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What does motivation depend on?
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Inner drives to achieve/goal Depends on external pressure/rewards Concerns intensity and direction of behaviour. |
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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internal drives to participate
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What is extrinsic motivation?
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external drives to participate
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What is the drive theory?
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As arousal increases performance increases.
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What is drive reduction?
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When a drive is fulfilled the drive reduces.
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What is the inverted U theory?
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Performance deceases after optimum arousal level.
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What is the catastrophe theory?
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Sudden deterioration of performance. Arousal decrease rapidly. Can't improve back to optimum. |
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What are the three components of the triadic model of attitudes?
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Behavioural\Cognitive\nAffective
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What is the cognitive element?
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What you think/your opinion. Given information to change.
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What is the affective element?
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How you feel. Give a pleasurable experience to change/positive reinforcement.
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What is the behavioural element?
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What you do/how you act. Make harder or easier to change.
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How do you change an attitude?
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Through cognitive dissonance/ two components have to oppose each other/change one element.
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Why does the recipient matter?
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It depends if they have a mental block or if they want to change/their personality.
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What is peak flow?
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Achieve optimum/maximum performance level (in the zone) - associated with emotional response.
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What is performance determined by?
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Internal drive/self motivation/ external factors
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What is the reticular activating system?
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In brain/controls arousal (can enhance or inhibit simulation)
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How do introverts/extroverts react to RAS?
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Extroverts inhibit/ introverts increase.
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What is anxiety?
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Negative aspect of stress/worry.
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What is competitive anxiety?
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Worry experienced during activity.
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What are the 4 components of competitive anxiety?
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Individual differences/level of anxiety/general or specific/competition process
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When is somatic and cognitive anxiety experienced?
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before/during/after
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What is the zone of optimal functioning?
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State of wellbeing
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How do you get in the zone?
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Relax/Confidence/Focus/Automatic movements/effortless/fun/control
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What is que utilization?
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If QUEs aren't used effectively it causes failure/ ignoring ques/focusing on not important ques.
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