Abstract
The main objective of this study was to determine the correlation between the frequency of extreme estimations on Likert’s scales in psychological measuring instruments and the parameters of situational efficacy at Croatian elite senior basketball players. The final sample of 74 players is selected from the initial sample of 107 senior male basketball players from the teams in A-1 Croatian basketball league championship in 2006/2007. The results revealed that the correlation between the number of extreme estimations of the certain instruments for measuring the conative characteristics and perceived team cohesion with the parameters of situational efficacy is not statistically significant. However, the size of canonical correlation and a number of statistically significant univariate correlations, indicate the importance of considering potential reasons for this correlation, such as controlled risk taking and taking responsibility for the success of the team.
