C.5.1SL + HL
Goal setting
Guiding question: How can setting the right kind of goal boost motivation and performance?
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C.5.1.1
Types of goal
Goals focus attention on what needs doing and are widely used to raise motivation. Outcome goals compare results with others, performance goals target a measurable personal improvement and process goals focus on technique or strategy. No single type suits everyone: an athlete's achievement motivation affects which kind helps most.
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1.Which type of goal focuses on the technique needed to execute a skill?
2.Which type of goal uses winning or a finishing position as the target?
3.Which type of goal sets a measurable, self-referenced target, such as a new personal best?
C.5.1.2 · HL only
The goal-setting paradox and goal adjustment
Reaching a hard goal can leave elite athletes less satisfied than reaching an easy one, possibly because success brings a sense of anticlimax. Being ready to revise goals is thought to matter more than setting them in the first place. Some people perform best with 'do-your-best' goals or open goals with no fixed end point.
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1.The goal-setting paradox describes how elite athletes
2.The goal-setting paradox is thought to be the result of
3.A rower breaks her wrist halfway through the season and will miss several months of training. According to research, what matters most for her goal setting now?