attitude

Question 1

what is attitude

Answer 1

an opinion, value or belief towards something

Question 2

how are attitudes formed

Answer 2

through socialisation - if have coach who has pos att and praises perf then more likely dev a pos att towards sport, atts can be neg if have neg role model, experience or feedback

Question 3

what is the triadic model of attitude

Answer 3

proposes attitudes are made up of three components :
cognitive

behavioural affective

Question 4

what is the component cognitive

Answer 4

• beliefs and ideas
• knowlegde held by ind about something
  e.g person might accept jogging as effetive fitness activity as aware strenghtens muscular skeletal systemw

Question 5

what is the affective component

Answer 5

• emotions and feelings
• dependent on whether att to object provides a good intrinsic feeling
  e.g running mod dists may improve demeanour as body releases endorphins

Question 6

what is the behavioural component

Answer 6

• behaviours and actions
• what you do, involves response made to the att component, actions and habits of perf
  e.g person believing in fitness benefits and enjoys it will persist with activity

Question 7

how can attitudes be changed

Answer 7

• an eff coach will try to promote pos att and do what they can to combat neg atts
• can be changed over time by pos or neg experiences
• cognitive dissonance + persuasive communication

Question 8

what is cognitive dissonance

Answer 8

• refers to sit involving conflicting attitudes/beliefs/behaviours
• state of tension where awareness of belief and behaviour being inconsistent

Question 9

how could a coach use cog diss to alter the attitudes of an athlete

Answer 9

• attempt to put pressure on one or more att components se perf becomes uneasy and is motivated to chnage existing attitudes
• this can be done by :
• providing new info to challenge existing cognition
• make activities and sessions more fun/enjoyable to challenge att
• using rewards - reinforcement - pos affective comp
• role models to promote activity

Question 10

what is persuasive communication

Answer 10

external method where coach guides perf through att change

Question 11

how does persuasive communication work

Answer 11

• comm needs to be persistent, relevant and important
• atts more likely to vhsnge if coming from high staus or respected person
• timing of info is key - e.g ath lost so use loss to emphasise point