Evaluation To begin with, it is a common goal for anyone participating in a competitive event to be on the receiving end of success. However, when human nature kicks in, what an individual may say or do in the heat of the moment in order to obtain that success can be vastly different from their usual behavior. Within the theories that will be discussed, collective thought and behavior was closely examined from a subjective perspective in order to obtain clear data to put into practice for the purpose of this research. From within a competitive setting, an individual is more likely to react without cognitive evaluation of their actions. This reaction is what the following research is aimed to further reconnoiter. This study is designed to
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This behavior often results in the individual exerting more power toward a desired level of success. As many can attest to, success may be a root to wicked behaviors, but competition is also one of the best natural boosts toward reaching an individual’s full potential. The concept of goal orientation is cohesion and, preferably, high cohesion among a team effort as proposed by Rovio (2009). When social cohesion is high, however, the overall group performance can falter and allow a “performance deteriorate” due to the abundant attention to one another rather than the task at hand (Rovio, 2009). In this study, Rovio (2009) used the group polarization phenomenon theory to further explain how team sports are effected by “cohesion, conformity, and groupthink”. Rovio (2009) did this by the means of observing one ice-hockey season and its setting and producing a series of questionnaires that addressed the team’s group …show more content…
The combination of these two appraisals “influence the intensity and type of emotion elicited” by those being observed within the study. In terms of relatability to sports, goal importance and “discrepancy” directly impacts the athletes’ positive and negative emotions exemplified after a game (Uphill, 80). The CRM theory clarifies the tendency of elevated emotions exposed in sporting events. Within the research, Uphill (2007) used deductive analysis in order to reach concrete results developed from descriptive and cluster sampling. The inferential analysis consists various elements. These elements include: interviews with directly affected individuals within the research, groupthink data that is to be examined, and inductive analysis in order to reach solid results. From this collection of research, it can be deduced that previously discussed emotions and behavioral influences play a major role in athletic behavior that lead to differentiated goal orientation within athletes. It can also be inferred based on both CMR and group polarization theories that competitive behavior can most often be derived from either appraisals or group cohesion. Both of these theories lead back to the concept of athletes’ vastly differentiated emotions within a sport. In addition to this, these
This behavior often results in the individual exerting more power toward a desired level of success. As many can attest to, success may be a root to wicked behaviors, but competition is also one of the best natural boosts toward reaching an individual’s full potential. The concept of goal orientation is cohesion and, preferably, high cohesion among a team effort as proposed by Rovio (2009). When social cohesion is high, however, the overall group performance can falter and allow a “performance deteriorate” due to the abundant attention to one another rather than the task at hand (Rovio, 2009). In this study, Rovio (2009) used the group polarization phenomenon theory to further explain how team sports are effected by “cohesion, conformity, and groupthink”. Rovio (2009) did this by the means of observing one ice-hockey season and its setting and producing a series of questionnaires that addressed the team’s group …show more content…
The combination of these two appraisals “influence the intensity and type of emotion elicited” by those being observed within the study. In terms of relatability to sports, goal importance and “discrepancy” directly impacts the athletes’ positive and negative emotions exemplified after a game (Uphill, 80). The CRM theory clarifies the tendency of elevated emotions exposed in sporting events. Within the research, Uphill (2007) used deductive analysis in order to reach concrete results developed from descriptive and cluster sampling. The inferential analysis consists various elements. These elements include: interviews with directly affected individuals within the research, groupthink data that is to be examined, and inductive analysis in order to reach solid results. From this collection of research, it can be deduced that previously discussed emotions and behavioral influences play a major role in athletic behavior that lead to differentiated goal orientation within athletes. It can also be inferred based on both CMR and group polarization theories that competitive behavior can most often be derived from either appraisals or group cohesion. Both of these theories lead back to the concept of athletes’ vastly differentiated emotions within a sport. In addition to this, these