title: Implicit measures of beliefs about sport ability in swimming and basketball.
abstract: Sport ability may be seen as relatively stable, genetically determined and not easily modified by practice, or as increasable with training, work and effort. Using the Implicit Association Test (IAT), the purpose of the present study is to examine whether the practice of a particular sport (swimming or basketball) can influence automatic beliefs about sport ability in these two sports. The IAT scores evidence that swimmers and basketball players automatically and implicitly associate their own sport with training rather than genetics, whereas non-sportspersons have no significant automatic association. This result is strengthened when perceived competence and intrinsic motivation in swimming or basketball are high.
authors.affiliation: a Aix Marseille Université, CNRS , ISM UMR 7287, 13288 Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mascret
authors.affiliation: a Aix Marseille Université, CNRS , ISM UMR 7287, 13288 Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Falconetti
authors.affiliation: a Aix Marseille Université, CNRS , ISM UMR 7287, 13288 Marseille , France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cury
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001076:Aptitude; D054874:Athletic Performance; D001490:Basketball / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D055614:Genetic Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000523:psychology; D013550:Swimming / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Implicit association test; beliefs; implicit theory; intrinsic motivation; perceived competence; sport ability