Intro to SPORPSY Flashcards
Sport and exercise psychology is the scientific study of (blank)
people and their behaviors in sport and exercises contexts and the practical application of that knowledge
2 objectives of sport and exercise psychology
- to understand how psychological factors affect physical or motor performance
- to understand how participation in physical activity affects psychological development, health, and well-being
3 primary roles of sports psychologists
research, teaching, consulting
2 specialties of sport psychology
clinical and educational
The first person to conduct a sport psychology experiment
Norman Triplett
What was the experiment made by Norman Triplett?
how the presence of competitors affect cyclists’ performance
This person saw sport as an excellent way to advance a more scientific and data-based approach to psychology
E.W. Scripture
What did E.W. Scripture study?
reaction and muscle movement of fencers and runners and the transfer of physical training
This person is considered the Father of America Sport Psychology
Coleman Griffith
Coleman Griffith is known for these 2 things
- developing the first lab in sport psychology
- initiating one of the first coaching schools in America
Coleman Griffith was the team psychologist for which NFL team?
Chicago Cubs
This person is largely responsible for the scientific development of sport psychology
Franklin Henry
What was Franklin Henry’s focus of study?
sport and motor skill acquisition
These 2 individuals helped create the academic discipline of sport and exercise psychology
Warren Johnson and Arthur Slatter-Hammel
She is one of the first women to practice sport psychology
Dorothy Hazeltine Yates
Dorothy Hazeltine Yates was best known for?
consulting with university boxers and taught them the relaxation-set method
Around what year did applied sport psychology emerge?
1966 to 1977
This person is considered the Father of North American applied sport psychology
Bruce Ogilvle
3 common challenges faced by sport psychology in the field of practice
- defining training standards
- developing ethical standards
- establishing licensure
A prominent figure in the advancement of sport psychology as a multidisciplinary science
Dorothy Harris
The division number of sport and exercise psychology in APA
division 47
This person is known as the Father of International Sport Psychology and founded the International Society of Sport Psychology
Ferruccio Antonelli
This person is a proponent of the use of psychological preparation in athletic competitions
Avksenty Puni
This refers to a process or method of learning about the world through the systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical filtering of knowledge acquired through experience
science
This refers to a set of interrelated facts presenting a systematic view of some phenomenon in order to describe, explain, and predict its future occurrences
theory
This refers to an investigator observing or assessing factors without changing the environment in any way
study
This refers to an investigator manipulating study variables along with observing them to examine how one variable influences the changes in others
experiment
For sport psychology, a (blank) approach is necessary
active approach
3 orientations in the field of sport psychology
- psychophysiological
- social-psychological
- cognitive-behavioral
