Sport psychology - ANS-The study of the psychological factors that come into play
before, during, and after sport performance situations and the application of that
knowledge
Factors of sports psychology - ANS-anxiety, team dynamics, motivation
2 objectives of sport psychology - ANS-to understand how these factors can affect sport
performance and to understand how best to manipulate these factors to create more
positive sport performance outcomes
Exercise Psychology - ANS-the application of psychological principles in exercise
settings, not involving competition; focuses on people in the general population
nonathletes
Exercise psych areas of interest - ANS-psychological factors that influence whether an
individual participates in exercise (self-esteem, motivation, confidence)
Sport psych areas of interest - ANS-Performance enhancement techniques to increase
consistency and accuracy (energy management, attentional focus, positive self talk)
Franklin henry - ANS-established first graduate program in sport psych
Sport psychology organizations - ANS-North american society for the psychology of
sport and physical activity (NASPSPA), world congress of sports psychology,
Association for Applied sport psychology (AASP)
Sport psychology journals - ANS-Journal of Sport psych 1979, Journal of applied sport
psych 1989
What do sport psychologists do? - ANS-research, teach, consult
Research for sport psychologists - ANS-sport psychologists conduct research in a
university setting usually associated with an undergraduate or graduate program
Clinical Sport Psychology - ANS-Typically licensed psychologists who have extensive
training and knowledge regarding clinical issues and are trained and qualified to
, diagnose and treat severe emotional disorders
Educational Sport Psychology - ANS-Typically have an extensive background in
kinesiology or
exercise science, with additional training in counseling and the
psychology of physical activity and/or sport
Psychophysiological orientation - ANS-approach that posits that the best explanation for
sport and exercise behavior lies within the physiological processes that are happening
within the brain and body
Social-psychological orientation - ANS-approach that posits that behaviors are the result
of an interaction between environmental and personal factors
Cognitive behavioral orientation - ANS-approach that posits that behavior stem from
individuals thoughts and beliefs
Motivation - ANS-the direction and intensity of effort
Intrinsic motivation - ANS-motivation that comes from within the individual
Extrinsic motivation - ANS-motivation that comes from external factors outside of the
individual
social cognitive theory - ANS-theory of motivation developed by alfred bandura that
views behavior as being influenced by the combination of personal, environmental, and
behavioral factors
achievement goal theory - ANS-individuals tend to create their own goals based on
either task or ego, those who adopt this are only worried about their own improvement
attribution theory - ANS-focuses on the factors that individuals use to explain their
successes and failures
attribution theory main categories of factors - ANS-1. Stability (whether the issue is
causing the success/failure is permanent
2. Locus of causality (whether the issue is internal or external to the individual
3. locus of control (whether the issue is under a persons control)
qualitative research in sport psych - ANS-data is non-numerical, can be in words a
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