PSYC 3301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Four-Minute Mile, Roger Bannister, Long-Term Memory
28 Jan 2017
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Self-confidence: the belief that you can successfully perform the desired behaviour. The factor that most consistently distinguished the highly successful athletes from the less successfully athletes. Thoughts influence actions and outcomes: non-confident athletes may undermine their performance. Conscious mind must be disciplined and trained to think effectively. Can be trait like or state-like depending on the temporal frame of reference. Expectations when approaching a particular circumstance can alter our thought and behaviour. Can be both negative and positive self- fulfilling prophecies. Example: roger bannister and the 4- minute mile: previously thought that human species could not run a mile in 4 minutes or less. Roger banister beats this myth. the years following, more and more people were able to complete a minute in 4 minutes. No, somebody accomplished the feat and by others observing this task, they are more driven to accomplish the same task. Psyc 3301 january 19th, 2017: confident athletes are more likely to assertive and aggressive.
