Psychology 2990A/B Lecture 4: CHAPTER 4

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

The chapter about sport psychology is organized around five psychological skills that are important in sports: goal-setting, imagery, self-talk, arousal regulation, and attention control. Research has demonstrated that the cues inherent in certain uniforms can influence a persons willingness to harm another individual. The color black is often associated with evil and death and might lead to elevated levels of aggression on the part of people wearing black uniforms. As predicted teams with black uniforms in the nfl and nhl or penalize significantly more often during the last 17 years then the arrivals in on black uniforms. Demonstrated that black uniforms are judged more harshly than those in white and i"m more likely to be penalized. In addition in those wearing black uniforms or more inclined to see aggression and competition. The color black and evil and aggressiveness would be a particularly salient and domains that already possess overtones of competition confrontation and physical aggression.