Attribution Theory
- Created by: Jo-Robertson
- Created on: 12-04-19 19:14
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- Attribution Theory
- The process of giving reasons for behaviour & ascribing causes for events
- Weiner's Model
- Locus of Causality
- The cause of the performance outcome
- Linked to internal and external factors such as task difficulty and ability
- Internal
- Under the control of the performer
- External
- Beyond the control of the performer
- Stability Dimension
- Linked to task difficulty and luck
- Describes how fixed the attributions are
- Stable
- Factors that are fixed and don't change
- Unstable
- Factors which can vary with time
- Successful performers/ high achievers
- Attribute success to INTERNAL FACTORS
- Attribute failure to EXTERNAL FACTORS
- Unsuccessful performers/ low achievers
- Attribute success to EXTERNAL factors
- Attribute failure to INTERNAL factors
- Task persistence
- To create task persistence a coach should attribute success to internal factors
- The greater the effort and in turn task persistence the greater the success
- To create task persistence a coach should attribute success to internal factors
- Self-serving bias
- Blame only external factors for failure
- Blame internal factors only for success
- Have to use this to protect self esteem
- Attribution Retraining
- Goal setting
- Process or task based goals
- Experience success
- Short term goals
- Long term goals are too long
- Too many variables to influence success
- Long term goals are too long
- Short term goals
- Experience success
- Process or task based goals
- Positive reinforcement
- Using praise and encouragement
- Always linked to internal stable factors
- easy to do and no cost
- Coach has to maintain this approach or behaviour will quickly revert back
- easy to do and no cost
- Always linked to internal stable factors
- Using praise and encouragement
- Past experiences
- Illustrate they have achieved or performed the skill successfully before
- Can focus the performer and improve confidence
- Makes it relatable
- If not enough performance sot draw on becomes difficult to visualise
- Makes it relatable
- Can focus the performer and improve confidence
- Illustrate they have achieved or performed the skill successfully before
- Mastery orientation
- Develop a strong motive to succeed
- Found in high achievers
- Can increase task persistence
- Can take a long time to develop
- Develop a strong motive to succeed
- Goal setting
- Learned helplessness
- A person perceives that his or her participation will not have any effect on the desired outcome of a task or skill
- As a consequenceof repeated failures
- Attribute failure internally repeatedly
- The process of giving reasons for behaviour & ascribing causes for events
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