PSYCH-101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Learning Environment, Social Comparison Theory, Psych
27 Oct 2020
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Perceived ability: athletes high in task orientation tend to have stable perceptions of ability. Changes occur based on improvement and learning: athletes high in ego orientation alone (low task)have more fragile perceptions. To protect themselves, high-ego athletes choose how much effort to invest; they tend to withdraw if failure is imminent. Competency can change quickly based on winning/losing, not performance. Motivational climate (environment: learning environment can be task or outcome oriented, outcome= emphasis on social comparison. Ego-oriented is best for those who are better than others; not good for people who need to improve as they won"t get the chance: task= emphasis on mastery. Be better than you were yesterday; get better together. Task is always better than outcome- but you should still care about winning. Elite athletes should be both task and ego (always aim for high task: comments made to athletes can send clear messages about expectations, compare the following comments: Creating a mastery climate (t. a. r. g. e. t. : t- tasks.
