Psychological Theories and Coaching
Understanding Psychological Theories in Coaching
This engaging quiz explores the intersection of psychological theories and coaching strategies, focusing on how different thought processes affect athlete behavior and development.
- Test your knowledge of key psychological concepts.
- Discover how theories can be applied in coaching contexts.
- Enhance your understanding of athlete motivation and behavior.
Different thinking results in different behavior. All athletes think differently.
The most effective coaches need to adapt quickly.
Hersey-Blanchard Model: Situational Approach
Hull: Drive Theory
Watson & Skinner: Behaviorism
Displacement, repression and denial are part of our unconscious defense mechanisms.
Hull: Drive Theory
Freud: Psychodynamic Theory
Festinger: Social Comparison Theory
Positional competition, scouting, and motivation come from comparing ourselves to others.
Availability Heuristic
Hersey-Blanchard Model: Situational Approach
Festinger: Social Comparison Theory
The mind focuses on worrisome thoughts, even if they are extremely unlikely to occur.
Cone of Experience
Psychodynamic Theory
Availability Heuristic
Sports help fulfill the need for physical exercise, belonging, and self-esteem.
Maslow: Hierarchy of Needs
Watson & Skinner: Behaviorism
Bowlby & Ainsworth: Attachment Theory
Coaches can mold athletes to predict and control their behavior.
Maslow: Hierarchy of Needs
Bandura: Social Learning Theory
Watson & Skinner: Behaviorism
Athletes learn by watching others and copying their behaviors.
Freud: Psychodynamic Theory
Festinger: Social Comparison Theory
Bandura: Social Learning Theory
An athlete first has to go through a period of trial and error before a skill becomes automated.
Attachment Theory
Behaviorism
Gestalt Theory
Early relationships and interactions with coaches and teammates can influence behavior and thinking patterns throughout the lifespan.
Gestalt Theory
Bowlby & Ainsworth: Attachment Theory
Hull: Drive Theory
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