Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Smart People, Nonverbal Communication, Trait Theory
25 Apr 2013
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It is possible to have either too much or too little confidence. Self-confidence: a general feeling of mastery (personality trait); belief that you can successfully perform a task. Self- efficacy combined with an incentive to succeed and the ability to succeed to produce a successful performance. Belief by an athlete that they possess the ability to be successful in sport. Tested subjects in direct competition with another person. Manipulated self-efficacy by saying other was either a track athlete or post-knee surgery rehab subject. Given two trials and told lost the first one. Performance difference were maximized after a failure situation (more or less effort/persistence: self-efficacy is both a cause and an effect of performance ie. feltz (1982) Tested female college students on backward dive performance and evaluated approach/avoidance tendencies. If did first dive successfully = higher self-efficacy and future performance. If didn"t = lower self-efficacy and avoidance of future attempts.
