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OCR Psychology & Sport
Example of Section B Answer on Attitudes
Part a – Describe what psychologists have learned about attitudes to exercise and sport
Psychologists Secord and Backman have proposed that attitudes have 3 parts, known as the ABC of attitudes. ... B is the behavioural part i. ... Sport psychologists have also used it in research. For example, Morgan used POMS to compare successful and unsuccessful athletes. ...
A positive attitude to, and participation in, sport and exercise does seem to have beneficial effects on mental health as well as physical health. ... They found that a lot of evidence shows that depressed people in particular benefit from sport and exercise. ...
Part b – Evaluate what psychologists have learned about attitudes to exercise and sport
One issue that is important when evaluating evidence about attitudes is the reliability and validity of self-report measures. ...
A second issue in attitudes to exercise and sport is that of individual differences. ...
A third issue in evaluating the evidence relating to attitudes to sport and exercise is that of usefulness of attribution theories in explaining people’s behaviour. ... Social psychologists, for example, would focus on the benefit of interaction with others in a sporting situation whereas physiological psychologists would highlight the increased production of neurotransmitters as being of particular interest. ... Give reasons for your answer. ... I would then use my knowledge of the A, B and C of an attitude in my discussions with him. If the Affect and Cognitive part of the attitude are positive, then the player is likely to be positive about continuing to play rugby (the behaviour- part B). It is likely in this situation, however, that the player has negative thoughts / emotions in relation to rugby, making an imbalance between A,B & C in the attitude. ... Research has shown that one of the main reasons that young players withdraw from sport is as a result of loss of enjoyment.
Approximate Word count = 1519
Approximate Pages = 6.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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