2.3 Managing Aggression Bandura ~ SLT
Who is Bandura? In small groups, discuss and write on whiteboards what you remember about Bandura….
Bandura Operant conditioning Reinforcement Observe others behaviour Interested in children modelling behaviour they observe Imitation Modelling more effective of model is of a status Bobo Doll experiment If behaviour is then reinforced likely to occur again Link to sport????
Modelling in Sport Footballer makes a hard and unfair tackle – gets away without a caution At school the next day “ did you see that tackle yesterday? He's so brilliant” Next match that friend is more likely to make a hard and unfair tackle If he gets away with it and then receives ‘posties’ from his team mates then increasingly this aggression becomes a part of the boys behavioural repertoire Any non aggressive modelling behaviour? Wayne Rooney was advised by captain David Beckham to tie his shoelaces after being provoked rather than lash out o Highlighted on TV and through commentating ~ a lot of shoe lace tying in the parks that weekend!!
Observational learning Learning through observation of consequences ~ ???? o Vicarious reinforcement ~ consequence observed = favourable behaviour will be adopted by observer Where might this happen??
Evaluation How might these theories be applied to the area of Sport to reduce aggression? Which theory would you use if you were the coach? o Justify your answer Discussion Questions: Why do players resort to aggression and violent conduct when they know they will be penalised? Why do coaches defend their players when they can clearly see that such aggression is counter-productive? What role does the media play in perpetuating such aggression? Outline 1 theory of Aggression in Sport (10marks) How can instinct explain aggression in sport? (10marks) Discuss nature and nurture in relation to aggression in sport (15marks)
Task for Aggression Individually o Write a newspaper report on aggression o Either, create a case study or research a real life case study (one has happened very recently!) o Develop a newspaper report highlighting the event to demonstrate that aggression IS apparent in sport Outlining what aggression is Possible theories of aggression Specific sports that aggression could be more common in Sporting aggression more common in opponents of a similar ability than in contests between unequal teams Sporting aggression more common in opponents of a similar ability than in contests between unequal teams You have this lesson to plan and then next lesson to complete