Week 8 - Psych Skills 2

Question 1

What is Imagery?

Answer 1

Typically forms part of a pre performance routine. - conc, motivation, confidence, emotional responses, skills, start, prep, injury, problem solving.
Using the senses to create/imagine in your minds eye.
Mental rehearsal - practice of task w out physical movement

Question 2

What is the effectiveness of imagery?

Answer 2

Medium overall effect w sig enhance in motor performance, motivation, and affective outcomes.
Imagery combined w physical practice more effective than just physical practice.

Question 3

How is imagery categorized?

Answer 3

Specific, General.
Motivational, Cognitive.

Goal-oriented responses (SM)
Arousal (GM)
Skills (SC)
Strategy(GC)

Question 4

What are the three Imagery theories?

Answer 4

Psychoneuromuscular
Symbolic Learning
Bioinformational

Question 5

What is the psychoneuromuscular theory?

Answer 5

Proposes that imagery produces similar neuromuscular activity to the actual movement
When imaging a movement, you use similar neural pathways to when you do the movement. - less intense but still there (ideomotor principle)

Question 6

What is Symbolic Learning Theory?

Answer 6

Proposes that imagery creates mental ‘blueprint’ of the required action.
Enables rehearsal of cognitive aspects of a skill. E.g strat, decision making
Menta; practice more beneficial for cognitive than motor tasks
Imagery involves same neural pathways as actual perception

Question 7

What is Bioinformational theory?

Answer 7

Image: a functionally organized set of propositions stored in the brain.:
Stimulus,response,meaning.
Linking these three propositions through imagery enhances execution

Question 8

What is PETTLEP? (Functional equivalence)

Answer 8

Physical nature of the task
Environmental specifics
Task type
Timing of the movements
Learning the content of movement
Emotion of the movement
Perspective of the person

Question 9

What is Goal Setting Theory?, Locke and Latham (1990)

Answer 9

A goal is an end state or the aim of action. - something we’re working towards (lock en Al 1981)
GST proposes that goal setting works, because:
Directs focus away from irrelevant tasks
Energized our pursuit of work
Influence persistence through difficulty
Discovery of task relevant strategies

Question 10

What are five important goal characteristics?

Answer 10

1. Goal difficulty
2. goal specificity
3. Goal proximity
4. Goal source
5. Goal types

Question 11

What are SMARTER goals?

Answer 11

Specific
measurable
Actioned
Resourced
Time based
Evaluate
Reset

Question 12

Task vs Ego Approach

Answer 12

Achievement Goal Theory influences goal setting

Task: goals about improve,ent and mastery of skills
Ego: I’m better than everyone else or worse, comparisons

Question 13

Describe Performance, process, outcome

Answer 13

Outcome: getting a pro contract, winning a match, clean sheet.
Performance: increase pass completion %, increase shooting accuracy to %
Process: Scan for the best target for my pass, relax elbows and breathe out before shot.

Setting performance goals instead of putcome, reduces feelings of anxiety and increases performance
The goal doesn’t feel too big
It’s easier to picture