Pyc 4812 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Definition of Applied sports psychology Applied sports psychology is a field of study, that focusses in on psychological barriers and factors that influence and athletes’ performance, sporting participation and physical activity. According to Williams and Krane (2015), applied sports psychology makes use of various psychological training programs to learn performance enhancing strategies to combat competitive stress, manage anxiety, improve confidence, and team cohesion. How sports psyc...

PYC 4812 ASSIGNMENT 2 SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

PYC4812- Assignment 1 (82%). This assignment provides a comprehensive definition of Applied Sport Psychology and provides examples of three empirical studies within the field.

This assignment provides a comprehensive definition of Applied Sport Psychology, and provides three examples of empirical studies within the field. For this assignment I received a mark of 80%.

The objective of this essay is athlete burnout. This includes a comprehensive definition of athlete burnout, the causes, how to identify athlete burnout, the consequences of athlete burnout, as well as ways in which burnout can be monitored and prevented. For this assignment I received a mark of 90%

SPORT PYSCHOLOGY: PYC 4812 Possible questions on Arousal in the exam Qs: Describe the use of the term arousal in sport psychology, explain the difference between arousal and anxiety, and describe how arousal is measured in sport psychology? Attempted Ans: Arousal: neural excitation ↔ Activation ▪ According to Williams & Krane (2015) arousal refers to a generalised physiological excitation varying on a continuum from deep sleep to extreme excitement; ▪ Serves as an energising functi...

These are the authors attempted answers to the possible questions for exams at UNISA