PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Social Influence, Health Promotion, Internal Control
5 Dec 2012
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You are either a motivated individual or you are not. Myth: competence is the main motivator for engaging in physical activity. Myth: enjoyment is the best motive to help us understand physical activity behaviour. Motivation - the reasons why you do the things you do. Approaches to understanding motivation for behavioural change three approaches are described briefly below to help understand motivation as it ap- plies to behavioural change. Behavioural approaches focuses on conditioning, or learning from the environment. Operant conditioning - the athlete/exerciser associates behaviours with consequences that are learned through coincidental reinforcement or punishment. Vicarious conditioning - results from observing others. Operant strategies - such as self-monitoring, are effective for developing and maintain- ing skills, involves recording your own behaviour. Emphasizes the role of thought patterns and cognitive habits as determinants of be- haviour individual is viewed as an active participant. Automatic thought processes, cognitive errors, and core beliefs.
