KINESIOL 3V03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sport Psychology, Sports Science, Health Psychology

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Emphasis varies and includes: integration of sport science and psychology, study of human behavior in sport (how athlete think and how they act when they play sports, psychological principles applied to sport settings. The scientific study of people and their behaviors in sport contexts and the practical application of that knowledge: what happen in sport, in people"s mind and their body when they are performing, how you apply psychological skill. What sport psychology specialists do: teach, research, consult. But in canada, more people are teaching. Period 1: the early years (1890 1920) Period 2: the coleman griffith era (1920 1940) Period 3: the franklin henry era (1940 1965) Period 4: emergence of sport psychology (1965 1975) Period 5: refinement of the discipline (1975 present) Norman triplett"s (1898) research on social influence in cyclists: first study, look at social facilitation, alone vs. opponent, time were much better when athletes are competing with somebody vs. against themselves, perform better.

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