Attitude (SP)

Question 1

Define attitude

Answer 1

ideas charged with emotion to create specific behaviour in specific situations

Question 2

What is the Triadic Model?

Answer 2

a model theory that suggests that attitude is made up of 3 aspects: cognitive, affective and behavioural

Question 3

Explain the 3 aspects of the Triadic model

Answer 3

• Cognitive is an individual’s values and beliefs
• Affective is an individual’s feelings and emotional responses
• Behavioural is an individual’s actions / intended behaviour

Question 4

How is attitude formed?

Answer 4

• through socialisation
• repeating and reinforcing the actions of our significant others forms attitude
• conditioned by successful and reinforced behaviour
• can be positive if good behaviour is reinforced but negative if bad behaviour is reinforced (e.g. cheating)

Question 5

Define cognitive dissonance

Answer 5

challenging of existing beliefs to cause disharmony and motivate a change in attitudes

Question 6

Define persuasive communication

Answer 6

providing quality new information at the correct time, by the correct person, in the correct way, to encourage a change in attitude

Question 7

What must the person do to have effective persuasive communication?

Answer 7

• pay attention
• accept
• understand
• retain
  THE MESSAGE BEING GIVEN

Question 8

What must the coach be to deliver effective persuasive communication?

Answer 8

• expert

- trustworthy

Question 9

What must the person be to deliver effective persuasive communication?

Answer 9

• clear
• balanced of pros and cons
• unambiguous

Question 10

How can a negative attitude be changed into a positive attitude?

Answer 10

• persuasion from a ‘perceived expert’
• making training fun
• allowing early success
• using positive reinforcement + rewards
• pointing out the benefits of exercise
• using role models
• using cognitive dissonance