PSYC 2660 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Sport Psychology

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2660
• Professor: Martin Garry

Document Summary

Covert: behaviors that cannot be readily monitored by observers (private/internal) Overt: behaviors that can easily be monitored by observers (public) Behavioral deficits: too little of a particular behavior. Behavioral excesses: too much of a particular behavior. Because specific procedures are available that can be applied at practices and competitions to overcome behavioral deficits and excesses. Stimulus: antecedents and consequences that are typically manipulated. They are specific physical variables in one"s immediate surroundings that impinge on one"s sense receptors and that can affect behavior. Question 1: for swimmers to properly execute their turns, for swimmers to stop less frequently during long sets. Lists performance aspects of practices and/or competitions that apply to a number of different sports. Questions that can be generalized across all sports because they are not specific to one. Lists performance aspects of practices and/or competitions for a particular sport.