Unit 1 Course Content Flashcards
Sub-standard performance in sport is attributable to what kind of factors?
Psychological factors
What is sport?
An organized set of rules and regulations
Define sport psychology
- “what is in the mind”(shoulders up; explained through procedures, methods, and theories)
- the scientific study of the psychological factors that influence and are influenced by participation and performance in sport, exercise, and physical activity
- the application of knowledge gained through this study to everyday settings
How far back does sport history go?
Early days of Egypt, Babylonia, and Syria (18th-6th century B.C.)
Gives two examples of recent sport history
Greek Olympic games and the Roman civilizations
What year did sport psychology begin as an academic discipline?
1960
When did sport psychology become an applied discipline?
A few years after 1960
What branches of psychology is sport psychology built on?
- Developmental psychology
- Clinical (personality) psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Social psychology
- Psychometrics measurement
Developmental psychology in sport psychology includes:
- optimal learning and performance years
- heredity and environment
- childhood/adolescent experiences
- maturity and aging
- disabilities
Clinical psychology in sport psychology includes:
- adjustment problems
- motivation
- persistence
- direction and effort
- psychological attributes and success
Cognitive psychology in sport psychology includes:
- learning processes and variables
- perceptual and cognitive factors influencing skill acquisition
- performance variables
- individualized learning approaches
Social psychology in sport psychology includes:
- competition
- cooperation
- leadership and management
- spectator effects
- peer and culture effects
- communication
- social dimensions
Psychometrics measurement in sport psychology includes:
- individual differences
- group differences
- abilities
- aptitudes and skills
- personnel selection
- prediction of success
What is the main premise of sport psychology?
To understand the movement of the body, we have to understand its connection with the mind
What is the difference between winning and success?
Winning is a number on the scoreboard.
Success is an understanding of your effort and participation.
What does sport psychology attempt to do?
It attempts to apply what we know about the psychology of human behaviour to better describe, understand, explain, predict, and improve the performance AND experience of athletes and coaches
What two distinct areas does sport psychology study?
- The influence of cognitive, behavioural, social, and emotional factors on sport and exercise performance
- The effect of sport and exercise involvement on psychological and emotional factors
Positive psychology in sport:
the belief that the study of athletic behaviour and experience should focus on wellness and quality of life (not just absence of disease)
Evidence-based practice in sport:
emphasizes the argument that valuable application and practice in sport psychology must be based upon good science