Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Reward System, Scientific Method, Operant Conditioning
23 Aug 2013
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Chapter 1 welcome to sport & exercise. Introspection (thoughts/feelings) sit back & reflect on an experience. Intuition (tacit knowledge) when something seems like it"s logical or that"s the way it should be. Any systematic study of sport psychology should include the following stages: observation & description (what is) identify or define the essential characteristics, explain & analysis (why?) Attempt to provide reason for the findings in stage 1: prediction (what will be) use the knowledge obtained to predict future occurrences, control (how can we?) Founded on the concept of objectivity (lack of bias researchers are detached observers & manipulators of nature) It is a process or method of learning that uses systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical filtering of knowledge acquired through experience. 6 steps of the scientific method: formulation of a specific hypothesis, design of the investigation, accumulation of data, classification of data, development of generalizations, verification of results.
