Assignment Details

Theories of learning

2022-23

Skill Acquisition & Sport Psychology

Date Due

Oct. 15, 2022

Additional Info
Complete the following questions which will help you recall info from the lessons this week. On Monday I will teach lesson 10.25-11.05 then I’ll leave for the Surrey tournament and leave you with a topic test on theories of learning.

1. Positive reinforcement can help a performer to learn a skill in sport. E.g. a coach could reward a badminton player with praise when her serve lands in the service box. Using examples from sport, explain other ways that operant conditioning can be used to learn skills (3)
2. Evaluate the use of rewards in operant conditioning (2)
3. bandura’s model identifies four processes involved in the copying of behaviour, two of these are retention and motor reproduction, explain these terms (2)
4. Discuss factors that affect successful modelling using examples in physical activity and sport (4)