Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Goal Setting, Social Comparison Theory
23 Oct 2017
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Types of goal: target strives to attain: performance goal: E. g. , giving 100% effort all time improving performance standard: process goal: specific behaviour must be obtained, outcome goal: social comparison and competitive result. Effectiveness: e. g. , sen cal:goal-setting group held higher perception of cohesion. Assessing goals: lack of time, everyday distraction inhibit goal setting, performance profiling: identification of athlete"s performance strengths and weakness, identify performance characteristic, ideal rating of each characteristic, rate current ability, discrepancy score=ideal-current rate, prioritize target. Recommendations: smart: specific, measureable, adjustable, realistic, timely. Problems: too many goals- lost interest, do not willingly participant, underestimating time takes, failure to provide follow-up. Self-talk: verbalizations or statements that are addressed to the self. General performance improvement: e. g. , cue word split and turn. Motivational self-talk: mastery: building self confidence, staying focus, mentally ready, arousal: relaxing, drive: increasing effort, reaching their potential, endurance performance, direct relation between positive thinking and successful performance. Assessment of self-talk: self- talk grid: measure two dimensions.
