Final Exam CH6-12 Flashcards

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Memory Storage

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required in order to recall past experiences and learning from memory

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Information Retrieval

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the capacity to retrieve information from memory

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Selective Attention

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ability to attend to one stimulus to the exclusion of others

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Limited Information Processing Capacity

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finite amount of space available; tasks that require large amounts of processing space interfere with each other

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Attentional Narrowing

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as arousal increases, attentional focus narrows

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Selective Attention

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ability to attend to one stimulus to the exclusion of others; very efficient in highly skilled athletes

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Limited Information Processing Capacity

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finite amount of space available; tasks that require large amounts of processing space interfere with each other; with practice, can decrease the amount of space a task takes

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Attentional Narrowing

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as arousal increases, attentional focus narrows

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Quiet Eye Period

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the time between stimulus and reaction

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Playing in the Zone

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physical & mental preparation; an absence of conscious regulation during outstanding performance

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Ironic Effect

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doing exactly what you are trying not to do

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Internal Focus

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internal body actions (i.e. keep elbow straight)

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External Focus

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external effects of skill execution (i.e. hit through the ball)

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External Focus

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external effects of skill execution (i.e. hit through the ball)

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15
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Constrained Action Hypothesis

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conscious control interacts with automatic control (internal focus)

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16
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Thought-Stopping

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replacing a negative thought with a positive thought

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Centering

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a method of making adjustments to attitudes

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Affect

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a generic term used to describe emotions, feelings, and moods

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Emotion

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a situation specific response to the environment; instantaneous, discrete

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Anxiety

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facing uncertain, existential threat; the emotion believed to have the most influence on athletic performance

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Moods

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last for weeks or month; associated with the environment

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Stress

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nonspecific response to demands on the body (eustress & distress)

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3 main elements of emotion

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  1. physiological change
  2. subjective experience
  3. action tendency
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Trait Anxiety

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a predisposition to respond with increased anxiety

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State Anxiety

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immediate emotional state characterized by apprehension, fear, tension, & increase in arousal

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Cognitive Anxiety

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the mental component of anxiety caused by fear of social evaluation, fear of failure, and loss of self-esteem

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Somatic Anxiety

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physiological response

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3 parts of stress process

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  1. environmental situation
  2. appraisal of environmental situation
  3. the stress response
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Stress response

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only occurs if coping skills perceived to be inadequate to deal with situation

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Organizational Stress

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environmental issues
personal issues
leadership issues
team issues

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Functional Perfectionism

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characterized by high personal standards and a desire for organization; decreased levels of state anxiety, increased levels of self-confidence; adaptive, autonomous

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Disfunctional Perfectionism

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characterized by concern over mistakes, parental expectations and criticism, self-doubts, and socially prescribed expectations; increased somatic & cognitive state anxiety; maladaptive, controlling

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Inverted U-Theory

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best performance occurs at a moderate level of arousal

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Drive Theory

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the greater the arousal level the higher the performance; gross motor skills, linear process

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Profile of mood states (athletes are lower in every mood but vigor)

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tension
depression
anger
vigor
fatigue
confusion
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Profile of mood states (athletes are lower in every mood but vigor)

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tension
depression
anger
vigor
fatigue
confusion
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Coping

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constantly changing cognitive & behavioral efforts to manage specific external and/or internal demands

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Problem Focused Coping Strategy

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eliminate the root cause of stress response (i.e. drop out)

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Emotion Focused Coping Strategy

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regulate emotions in order to reduce stress response (i.e. coping strategies)

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Dispositional Hypothesis

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learned or trait way of coping with all stress related situations

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Dynamic Hypothesis

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athletes’ coping responses are fluid (change from situation to situation)

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Self Talk

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personal dialogue in which athlete interprets feelings, perceptions, convictions, and gives him/herself instructions and reinforcement

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Benefits of Self-talk

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Developing self-confidence
Focusing attention
Controlling arousal
Maintaining effort
Creating & changing mood
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Relaxation Strategies

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progressive relaxation
autogenic training
meditation
integrative mind body      training
biofeedback training
45
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Basic types of goals

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outcome goals
performance goals
process goals

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Outcome goals

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focus on the outcome (win vs lose); involve some sort of interpersonal comparison

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Performance goals

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specify an end product of performance; gives an additional evaluation point (i.e. personal improvement)

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Process goals

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focus on specific behaviors; improving a process (i.e. keep elbow in)

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Process Goal Paradox

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a process goal may actually interfere with the smooth execution of a well learned motor skill

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Effectiveness of Goal Setting

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directed attention
effort mobilization
persistence
development of new learning strategies
increase in positive affect
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Characteristics of the elite athlete

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  • confidence in ability
  • ability to adjust
  • prepared for distractions
  • coaches have realistic expectations
  • positive attitude
  • team unity
  • dont complain
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Mental toughness

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the ability to cope better than your opponents & be more consistent

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Effectiveness of mental toughness

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increase self-confidence, focusing attention, energizing effort. & enhance athletic performance

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Effectiveness of mental toughness

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increase self-confidence, focusing attention, energizing effort. & enhance athletic performance

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Psychological methods

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practices that lead to psychological skill

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Psychological skill

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learned or innate characteristics of the athlete that make it possible or even likely that she will succeed in sport

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3 types of sport psychologists

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research
educational
clinical/counseling