Assignment Task: Joseph has signed up to participate in his first marathon race (42km). In the past, he has successfully completed a half marathon (21km) but he has some concerns about the increase in distance and knows that it will be a challenging run on race day. He has three months left to train for the race and is considering different strategies that could assist him in his preparation.
Q1. Provide one example each of a vicarious and a mastery experience that could be used to help boost Joseph's confidence in training for the marathon.
Q2. Using information from the scenario, explain and provide examples of the three components of Social Cognitive Theory.
Q3. Based on Social Cognitive Theory, explain why belief in his ability to run/complete the race is important for Joseph as he prepares for his upcoming race.