SEMESTER SPRING 2025
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY(PSY407)
ASSIGNMENT No. 01
Due date: 05.05.2025 Marks: 20
(Lecture 07)
Assignment objectives:
After successful completion of this assignment, students will be able to:
• Apply attribution theory to real-life sports contexts by analyzing the causes athletes
assign to their performance outcomes.
• Identify types of attribution and link these to emotional and behavioral outcomes as
explained in the lecture.
Question:
Read each real-life sports scenario carefully. Identify the attribution concept
involved and justify your answer using the theoretical concepts discussed in lecture 6, which
should consist of at least 3 points. One example is provided for guidance.
Sr. No. Scenario Identification (1*5) Justification (3*5)
Internal locus of
Example After missing a causality; Unstable Salah takes personal
penalty in the UEFA cause responsibility for the missed
Champions League penalty and attributes it to
final, Mohamed Salah insufficient practice, which is
said, “I should have internal (his own effort) and
practiced more on my unstable (effort can vary and
finishing. It’s on me.” improve over time). Such an
attribution promotes feelings
of control and hopefulness, as
the cause can be changed in
the future. This supports
motivation to improve.
1 After losing to India in
a World Cup match,
Babar Azam said,
“The pitch wasn’t
suitable for batting;
even their top order
struggled.”
2 After dropping two
catches in a crucial
T20 match, Shaheen
Afridi said, “It just
wasn’t my day,
nothing went right.”
3 After England’s
batting collapse, Ben
Stokes said, “This
pitch has been a
nightmare for every
team lately.”
4 After a tough loss,
Rohit Sharma’s coach
tells the team, “It’s not
talent, it’s effort that
makes the difference.
You can control that.”
Over time,
performance
improves.
5 After a Champions
League loss, Kylian
Mbappé first looked
frustrated, then said,
“It was my poor
finishing that let the
team down,” and
looked visibly guilty.
Instructions to follow:
1. Record your answers only in the given table, otherwise no marks/Zero marks will be
given.
2. Do not rely only on handouts. Different internet links and other reference books must
also be consulted.
3. Do not write irrelevant answers.
4. Your answers must be given in relation to given scenario.
5. Explanation must consist of at least 3 points reflecting the identified phenomenon
6. Copy pasted material is strictly prohibited and will result in Zero marks.
Note:
Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually
available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students on last
date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above-mentioned
due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience.
Important Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution.
Deadline:
• Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment
will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the
instructor.
Formatting guidelines:
• Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.
• It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word.
• Use black and blue font colors only.
Solution guidelines:
• Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an
analytical assignment.
• Give the answer according to the question.
• For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the
video lectures, use other reference books and explore different web links.
Rules for Marking
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:
• It has been submitted after due date.
• The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.
• It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word).
• The given format has not been followed.
• It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.
