Midterm Flashcards
three roles of sports psychology
- teaching (increase awareness)
- research (advance knowledge)
- consulting (apply research to help people perform better)
what psychology is important for coaching?
positive psychology - so coaches focus on strengths of athletes to improve mental toughness and performance
when did sport psychology begin to grow in Canada
1960-1970s
where did the growth of sport psychology come from?
the establishment of new universities
independent variable
manipulated variable (CAUSE)
- causes a change in DV
dependent variable
a non-manipulated variable (OUTCOME)
- expected to change as a result of manipulating the IV
models vs. theories
- models are more restrictive in explanation compared to theories
- theories are more general than models
quantitative research (positivist)
focuses on numbers and variables, and assumes reality is objective
- based on philosophical assumptions about the nature of reality (ontology) and structure of knowledge (epistemology)
- uses deductive reasoning
- no confounds
qualitative research (constructivist)
focuses on understanding the meanings, uses non-numerical data
- assumes reality is subjective (people assign meaning)
- uses inductive reasoning
- confounds
mixed methods research
combined approach of using both quantitative and qualitative research
ontology
nature of reality/issues of existence, and the science of what is there that can be known?
espistemology
theory of knowledge
- origin, nature and limits of human knowledge
paradigms
a perspective, or set of ideas
- addresses three central questions:
1. ontological
2. epistemological
3. methodological
realism
external world exists independently of human perception
- facts and objective measures
relativism
external world exists as mental constructs
- based on interpretation
objectivist
emphasis on empirical evidence (objective truth)
- meaning is in objects
constructionist
emphasizes the role of humans in constructing knowledge through experience and interactions with the environment
- meaning is in humans’ construction of reality
- normative truth is NOT FIXED
subjectivist
an individuals own thoughts and opinions about things
- meaning is in the mind
types of epistemology
objectivist, constructivist, subjectivist
types of ontology
realism and relativism
methodology
addresses the ways in which inquiry can be carried out
- how do you find out knowledge?
evidence-based practice
uses best available research to inform clinical decision making and delivery
- must consider the CODE OF ETHICS
personality
systematic variation in the way people think, feel and behave
trait
a relatively stable quality that may represent a portion of one’s personality
- used to explain behaviour across time and situations
***MORE CONSISTENT
psychological states
momentary feelings and thoughts that change depending on situation and time
***ONLY MOMENTARY
Big Five Model
- openness to experience
- conscientiousness
- agreeableness
- extraversion
- neuroticism
sensation seeking
take multiple risks for the sake of such experiences
alexithymia
inability to identify one’s emotions and to describe these feelings
- more likely to participate in high-risk sports to compensate (try to feel)
three dimensions of an athletes desire to win
- competitiveness
- win-orientation
- goal-orientation
competitiveness
desire to strive for success
win-orientation
a focus of interpersonal standards and winning
(less healthy)
goal-orientation
a focus on personal standards - to improve yourself
two types of passion
- harmonious passion
- obsessive passion
harmonious passion
engaging in activity for the pleasure of the activity
(ex. me and volleyball)
- is in balance( harmony) with rest of individuals life
obsessive passion
uncontrolled urge to engage in activities because of external control or feelings of guilt - similar to addiction
(ex. if you are just involved in sport for reward or social status)
- conflict with rest of individuals life
mental toughness
set of positive characteristics that allow a person to cope with challenging situations and achieve goals
- takes time and practice of psychological skills
what do mentally tough people who encounter negative situations do?
- appraise situation as a challenge
- believe they have control over the situation
- have confidence they can overcome it
- have strong commitment to achieving their goals
perfectionism
very high performance standards combines with overly critical self-evaluations
2 dimensions of perfectionism
- perfectionistic striving
- perfectionistic concerns
perfectionistic striving
setting high performance standards and goals, and striving to achieve them
- less problematic and more positive outcomes
perfectionistic concerns
reflects aspects of negative social evaluation - excessive criticism, concerns over mistakes, and doubts about actions
- more problematic and negative outcomes
how do we measure personality?
- self-report questionnaires (big 5)
- behavioural assessments
- projective test
- interviews
- biological measures
- online and digital data
humanistic psychology
focuses on personal responsibility, human growth, personal striving, an individual dignity
self-actualization
attempts to fulfill one’s potential
hierarchy of needs
- self-actualization
- esteem needs
- social needs
- safety needs
- physiological needs
biological/evolutionary psychology
personality can be heritable/biological
interactionist approach
both personal and situational factors impact behaviour predictively
meta-analysis
summary of all the studies that exist in the area
- personality has a minor association with exercise
- exercise is positively associated with extraversion and conscientiousness, but negatively associated with neuroticism
extroverts vs. introverts in exercise
- extroverts may prefer group exercise programs
- introverts may prefer staying at home to garden
arousal
physiological and psychological activation that varies on a continuum from deep sleep to peak activation
- occurs from positive and negative events
anxiety
a negative emotion that is experienced when faced with a real or imagined threat
- elicited following an assessment of a specific situation (see if threatening)
cognitive anxiety
mental component of anxiety
- worried and concerns and reduced ability to focus
somatic anxiety
physical component of anxiety
- perceptions of body states = clammy hands, racing heart, or butterflies in the stomach
trait anxiety
person’s general tendency to perceive a situation as threatening or non-threatening
***personality characteristic - differs for individuals
state anxiety
anxiety that experiences at a particular moment in time and can change from moment to moment
types of state anxiety
cognitive and somatic
social anxiety (subtype)
occurs when people believe they will receive a negative evaluation from others
social physique anxiety (subtype)
occurs when people are worried about receiving a negative evaluation ABOUT THEIR BODIES from others
ex. some people may exercise more to improve their bodies for positive evaluations - others may not exercise to avoid situations in which others could evaluate their bodies
competitive anxiety (subtype)
occurs in competitive sport situations and is related to athletes’ worries that they may be evaluated negatively by others, with respect to their BODIES, PERFORMANCE, or SKILLS
interpretation of anxiety symptoms
- negative emotions do not always hurt performance
what two ways can anxiety be experienced as?
facilitative (positive) and debilitative (negative)
personal sources of anxiety
- gender
- experience and skill level
- trait anxiety
- self-confidence and self-presentational beliefs
- self-regulation strategies
elevations in the intensity of anxiety response are associated with…
1, being female
2. novice expertise
3. high trait anxiety
4. low self-confidence
5. negative or poor self-presentational beliefs
6. poor self-regulatory skills
7 use of self-handicapping strategies
self-presentation
process by which people attempt to monitor and control the impressions that other people form of them
self-presentational efficacy
confidence in one’s ability to present a desired image to others
ex. being an exerciser
self-handicapping
cause higher intensity levels of trait and state anxiety, but are viewed as facilitative for performance
environment based sources of anxiety
- temporal patterning
- exercise: the physical environment (mirrors and type of clothing)
- other people in the exercise environment (can increase anxiety)
anxiety-sport performance relationships models
- drive theory
- inverted-u hypothesis
- individuals zones of optimal functioning
- cusp catastrophe theory
drive theory
the more well leaned a task, the greater the arousal, the better the performance
- not well supported
inverted-u hypothesis
performance improves as arousal increases, but only to a certain point, then after that point increases in arousal lead to poorer performance
- only addresses physiological arousal and not anxiety
individuals zones of optimal functioning theory
an athlete within his or her optimal competitive state anxiety zone will likely have a best athletic performance, if anxiety is outside the zone then performance will be impaired
- differs among athletes
cusp catastrophe theory
recognizes the effects of cognitive anxiety and physiological arousal are INTERACTIVE