Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Weight Training, Motivational Interviewing, Ambivalence
24 Sep 2018
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People increase effort and performance when others are watching. Presence of others and the desire to make a good impression can influence self- reported effort. Rate of perceived exertion scale (rpe): people rate how hard they think they"re working. People report a lower rpe when exercising next to a person who makes an exercise look easy. Men report lower rpe with tests involving heavy workloads when women are conducting the tests. Dangers to trying to make a good impression. People may exert themselves too strenuously when others are watching. People may push themselves too hard --> may lead to injury. People may be concerned that other perceive them as weak if they reduce the amount of weight they are lifting. May put too much weight on --> risk of injury increases. Norms (i. e. what is normal) are reflected by a number of factors: Amount of resources dedicated to helping people to be physically active.
