Kinesiology 3347A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Optimal Control, Motivation
31 Mar 2017
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G&d chapter 13: psychosocial constraints in motor development. Self-evaluation of individual capability & worthiness (subjective to the person, we determine this) ex) may be an awful striker but they think they"re good. Person"s belief in correctness of self-evaluation is more important than accuracy of self-evaluation. Often domain specific ex) social, academic, physical etc. Two main sources: social interactions ex) comparison w/ others, parental appraisal etc, emotions ex) pride, success, disappointment etc. Children of all ages develop self-esteem from feedback and appraisals from people in positions of authority. Don"t shoot down peoples confidence, it can cause them to quit and suffer from a lack of motor development ex) sandwich approach (for feedback): when we provide feedback we should sandwich the criticism between buns of praise. Enjoyment in young adolescents is furthered by: Mastery low parental pressure greater parent and coach satisfaction. These are the reasons people give for their successes and failures.
