Personality and Attitudes | AQA A-Level Physical Education (7582)
Personality and Attitudes
- 60 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Paper 2: Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport
- Paper 2
Personality and Attitudes is examined in Paper 2, Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport.
It covers trait and social learning theories of personality, the interactionist perspective in sport, the triadic model and how attitudes form and changing attitudes: cognitive dissonance and persuasive communication.
Sample questions from Personality and Attitudes
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Trait and social learning theories of personality
Why might an extrovert be drawn to a team sport such as rugby?
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An extrovert seeks social contact and excitement, which team sports provide. Fast, gross activities also supply the high stimulation an extrovert looks for. -
Trait and social learning theories of personality
What role does socialisation play in the social learning view of personality?
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Socialisation is the process by which a person absorbs the norms and values of the groups around them. Social learning theory holds that personality develops through this process. -
The interactionist perspective in sport
What are typical responses in Hollander's model?
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Typical responses are the usual ways a person reacts to situations. Typical responses are learned, fairly consistent and a reflection of the psychological core. -
The interactionist perspective in sport
How can a coach use the interactionist perspective to reduce a player's aggression?
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A coach can identify the situations that trigger aggression, such as provocation or a poor refereeing decision. The coach can then avoid those situations or rehearse calm responses to them. -
The triadic model and how attitudes form
What is the behavioural component of an attitude?
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The behavioural component is how a person actually acts, or intends to act, towards the attitude object. A swimmer might attend every early session, or skip them. -
The triadic model and how attitudes form
How do significant others influence the formation of attitudes?
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Parents, peers, teachers and coaches pass on their own attitudes through socialisation. A child whose family plays tennis is likely to value tennis too. -
Changing attitudes: cognitive dissonance and persuasive communication
How could the behavioural component be targeted to change a negative attitude?
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The performer can be given early success, taught a new skill or offered a new role. A successful experience conflicts with the old negative behaviour and prompts change. -
Changing attitudes: cognitive dissonance and persuasive communication
Which features of the recipient affect whether an attitude changes?
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The recipient must be willing to listen and open to change. A strongly held attitude or poor understanding of the message makes change less likely.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Trait and social learning theories of personality | Personality and the nature versus nurture debate, trait theory and its criticisms, and social learning theory, role models and socialisation. | 15 |
| The interactionist perspective in sport | The interactionist perspective and Lewin's formula, Hollander's psychological core, typical responses and role-related behaviour, and how coaches use the approach. | 15 |
| The triadic model and how attitudes form | Attitudes and the triadic model's cognitive, affective and behavioural components, how past experience, significant others, the media and conditioning form attitudes, and prejudice. | 15 |
| Changing attitudes: cognitive dissonance and persuasive communication | Festinger's cognitive dissonance and how it changes each component of an attitude, and persuasive communication through the persuader, message, recipient and situation. | 15 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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