PSY 614 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Positive Interdependence, Wu Xing, Game Design
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Vs others (main focus; in organized pa settings), ourselves, the clock/record book, objects, & elements. Social process & social evaluation (marten"s) with performances compared & rewarded (if outperformed) therefore measures success. Its reward structure is less effective (on complex tasks) vs cooperative reward structures. Social process with collected performances towards a common goal is rewarded (success) Cooperative ppl are as likely to be successful as competitive ppl. Experienced differently depending on personal attributes, external environmental factors. Includes socialization process and social context in determining competitive levels & orientation. Sport attitudes occur early & sex differences is due to gender socialization, not natural aptitude. Includes standard for comparison (can be past performance level/idealized performance/another person"s performance) & 1 person (to evaluate performance) Involves how person perceives, accepts, appraises the objective competitive situation. Provides reliable & valid measure of competitiveness. Competitive orientations: affects perception of competitive situation: competitiveness: enjoyment of competition & desire to success.
