A Level PE - Personality
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A Level PE - Personality:
Personality: An individuals unique characteristics which make them behave differently in sporting situations
- Unique characteristics of an individual
- Knowledge about personality is important to ensure optimum sporting performance
- Personality has been defined as the sum total of an individuals characteristics which makes them unique
Three Personality Theories:
- Trait theory
- Social Learning Theory
- Interactionist Theory
Trait Theory:
Trait theory’s definition of personality: Personality represents those characteristics of a person that account for consistent patterns of their behaviour.
Two Main Assumptions:
- An individuals personality is made up of key characteristics or traits that are stable, enduring and unique to the person
- The characteristics or traits are genetic in nature, you’re born with them
- People will always behave a certain way in a given situation because of underlying traits
- This gives us an underlying predisposition to act in a particular way each time a situation occurs
- Personality is innate and determines our behaviour
- E.g. a person who gets nervous easily will always get nervous before a match, a.k.a competitive state anxiety
- Most do accept that traits exist, but behaviour can also be affected by a situation
Evaluation of Trait Theory:
- Lacks sophistication
- Has problems validity
- Seen as too simple & produces a limited point of view of what personality is
- Fails to recognise that people are actively involved in constructing their own personalities
- Fails to recognise the effect of the environment in certain situations
- Is useful in helping to explain why people have chosen to play certain sports, but is less useful at predicting success
- The idea that traits are enduring is seen as too long term - people think personality factors change with time
T Social Learning Theory:
- Personality changes with the situation and the environment influences behaviour
- Explains behaviour in terms of reaction to specific situations
- We learn to deal with situations by observing others or by observing the results of our behaviour on others
- And by modelling our behaviour on what we have seen
Socialisation:
- Sport has a socialising effect
- Participation in sport establishes norms and values of our society
Bandura:
- There is social comparison
- A person will behave the same way as a peer…
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