HPED 2510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Goal Orientation, Social Comparison Theory
8 Feb 2020
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Competition a social process that occurs when rewards are given to people on the basis of how their performances compare with others doing the same task or event. Cooperation - a social process through which performance is evaluated and rewarded in terms of the collective achievements of a group of people working together to reach a particular goal. Marten"s definition of competition: competition is a social comparison process, competition differs for each individual. What problems can competition create: win at all costs mentality, facilitates youth sport drop out, reduces motivation for those who remain involved, reduces enjoyment for unsuccessful competitors, facilitates a short-term focus only. Unorganized sport behaviours: kids modify games to maximize cooperation, success, enjoyment and scoring opportunities. Weinberg and gould"s view on competition: competition is neither good nor bad, competition is a neutral process, dependent on athletes appraisal, response, and perception of consequences.
