Lecture 1 Flashcards
What is the ultimate goal of scientific research?
To develop a robust theory
What is Weinberg & Gould’s (2015) definition of Sport & Exercise psychology?
The scientific study of people and their behaviours in sport and exercise contexts, and the practical application of that knowledge
- to understand how psych factors effect sport
- to understand how sport effects psych factors
Outline Norman Triplett and what year
1898 - P’s were 5% faster when in competition
Outline Coleman Griffith - and what year
1925 - 1st motor learning sport psych lab
Outline Karl Lashley and what year
1915 - The acquisition of skill in archery
What happened in 1965
International society of sport psychology (ISSP) set up
What happened in 1956?
1st sport psych conference in USSR
What happened in 1968
European federation of sport psychology & North American Society for Psychology of sport + physical activity set up
What areas inspire sport and exercise psych?
- Visual perception
- Psychophysiology
- Developmental psych
- Cog psych
- Personality and individual differences
- Behavioural psych
- Health psych
- Social psych
how does visual perception inspire sport and exercise psych?
- perceptual training
- expertise
- e.g. if penalty taker doesn’t know how to hide intentions, keeper knows which way to dive
how does psychophyisology inspire sport and exercise psych?
- Anxiety (jonny wilkinson)
- depression (flintoff)
- self - harm (kelly harms)
- attention
how does dev psych inspire sport psych?
- youth sport
- learning
how does cog psych inspire sport psych?
- learning
- memory
- attention
- imagery
- expertise
how does behavioural psych inspire sport psych?
- learning
- conditioning
how does health psych inspire sport psych?
- exercise and mental health
- anxiety
- clinical psych
