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concentrates on the cognitive processes involved in managing attention.

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concentrates on the cognitive processes involved in managing attention.

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Suggests that effective attentional control can mitigate the impact of stress and anxiety on performance

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Suggests that effective attentional control can mitigate the impact of stress and anxiety on performance

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The Self-Efficacy theory suggest that believing in yourself helps you persevere through tough times.

It looks at how thinking you can do something affects whether you actually do it, how well you do it, and how motivated you are to get started.

How does this relate to athletes?

Basically, athletes who really believe in their abilities are more likely to set tough goals and stick with them, because they’re confident they can get the job done and are invested enough to go through challenging times

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 Applied to improve focus and reduce distractions, particularly in high-stress environments like sports

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 Applied to improve focus and reduce distractions, particularly in high-stress environments like sports

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Albert Bandura on Behavior Therapy, Self-Efficacy and Modeling Video

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What I Say to Myself in the Batter's Box (Hitter's Mentality)

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Both theories aim to understand and improve human performance and behavior. Self-Efficacy Theory looks at how beliefs in one's capabilities influence actions, while Attentional Control Theory examines how managing attention impacts performance, especially under stress

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Both theories aim to understand and improve human performance and behavior. Self-Efficacy Theory looks at how beliefs in one's capabilities influence actions, while Attentional Control Theory examines how managing attention impacts performance, especially under stress

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Bandura describes self-efficacy as the cognitive mechanism
that mediates between self-appraisal information and an individual’s subsequent
thoughts, emotions, motivations, and behaviors. Self-efficacy theory posits that
people will be more likely to engage in behaviors that they believe they can
successfully perform and avoid behaviors in which they feel that they will be
unsuccessful. In addition to predicting whether an individual will engage in a
behavior, self-efficacy influences the amount of effort an individual expends and the
length of time that such effort endures in the face of adversities (Bandura, 1992).

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Hypothesis 1: Anxiety Impairs Processing Efficiency to a

Greater Extent Than Performance Effectiveness on Tasks

Involving the Central Executive

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Hypothesis 2: Adverse Effects of Anxiety on Performance

Become Greater as Overall Task Demands on the Central

Executive Increase

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Hypothesis 3: Anxiety Impairs Attentional Control by

Increasing the Influence of the Stimulus-Driven

Attentional System

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Hypothesis 4: Anxiety Impairs Efficiency (and Often

Effectiveness) on Tasks Involving the Inhibition Function,

Especially With Threat-Related Distractors

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Hypothesis 5: Anxiety Impairs Processing Efficiency (and

Often Performance Effectiveness) on Tasks Involving the

Shifting Function

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Hypothesis 6: Anxiety Impairs Processing Efficiency (and

Sometimes Performance Effectiveness) on Tasks Involving

the Updating Function Only Under Stressful Conditions

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Attentional Control Theory suggest that when you're feeling anxious, it messes with how well you can pay attention.

Not only does it make you perform worse at tasks, but anxiety messes with how smoothly your brain handles attention.

This theory suggests that when you're stressed, your brain is more likely to focus on things that seem threatening, which can make it harder to concentrate on what you're supposed to be doing.

In my opinion, how well you can control your attention plays a big role in how much anxiety affects your performance.