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1
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What are the four major forms of evidence?

A

Philosophical
Pedagogical
Empirical
Theoretical

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Philosophical

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Play to win

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3
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Pedagogical

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Accepted or traditional practices

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4
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Empirical

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Observed through research

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5
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Theoretical

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More is better

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Who is the Father of Sport Psychology and where did he work? What did his research consist of?

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Coleman Robert Griffith
University of Illinois
Studied psychological factors in football and baseball

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7
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American Sport Psychology

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Providing performance enhancement services to athletes

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Soviet Union Sport Psychology

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Stressed psychological training
Integrated systems
Trained psych coaches

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Scandinavian Sport Psychology

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Emphasis on sport performance and health
Trained and licensed coaches
“Sport For All”

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Czech Sport Psychology

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Intelligence- what is going on in the setting

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Methods Soviets used to train sport psychologists and to integrate them into the sport system?

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Required training in psych
Required Good working relationship with the coach staff team
Practical expieriance in the sport is preferred

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12
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Major reasons for controversy concerning the definition and use of the term “sport psychologist”

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Not all sport psychologists are psychologists

There are no professional standards for membership

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13
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How old is sport psychology?

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First article was written in the 1895- Fitz published

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When did the contemporary period of sport psychology begin?

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1960’s (65)

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15
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What are the major events that characterize the contemporary period?

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Creation of professional sport psychology organizations
The movement was both National and International
Organizations begain to publish sport psychology research journals

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16
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Presently, what is the major research focus of sport psychology in the United States?

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Providing performance enhancement services to athletes.

17
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What 3 forms of evidence are most commonly used to support US Sport Psychology practices and what sort of weaknesses have been found with these forms?

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Borrowed Theory
Expert Testimony
Personal Experience

18
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Problems and limitations of Borrowed Theory?

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Out of date and not necessarily specifically for athletes

19
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Problems and limitations for Personal experience?

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Can be manipulated, can be either useful or misleading

20
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Problems and limitations with expert testimony

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Based on personal experience

21
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What percent of sport psychologists are psychologists?

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10%

22
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What is an erogenic aid?

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Something used to increase performance in the athletic spectrum

23
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What are the two categories of ergogenic aids?

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Substances

Phenomena

24
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What issues surround Phenomena?

A

jh

25
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What are the major steps of the Scientific ideal?

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Identify a problem
Come up with a practical solution
Test hypothesis
Conduct new hypothesis

26
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Definition of model

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A simple description of some aspect of reality “More is better”

27
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Definition of Theory

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A more complex, complete and sophisticated description or explanation of reality “ the overload principle”

28
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Definition of Hypothesis

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An educated guess based off of reality

29
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How is conducting research study both similar and different from what a coach does?

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Both: Evaluate results
Coach: uses a training system
Scientist: conduct a research study

30
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What are the three levels of science?

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Explanation/Casuality- Hardest
Prediction
Description- Simplest

31
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What are five types of research techniques?

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Laboratory experiment- None/Low
Laboratory simulation-Some
Field Experiment-High
Field Study-High
Survey- Doesnt apply
32
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What is ecological validity?

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The degree of “realism” that is incorporated into a study

33
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Why do we use Ecological validity?

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Important for studies that have practical or applied consequences but is not always necessary or desirable

34
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What is external validity?

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The degree in which your findings can be applied to the population of interest (the target population)

35
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When is external validity important?

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When you want the results to apply to a population with an unusual or specific characteristics

36
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Why is volunteerism important when you do research studies?

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The tendency for people with certain characteristics to either volunteer or participate in research studies

37
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Difference between Acute and chronic?

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Acute= short term
Chronic= Long term

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