Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture : Kin1088a day one

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1088A/B
• Professor: Bob Larose

Document Summary

Kinesiology 1088a dr. bob lerose room 4182 thames hall. Objesctives of sport and exercise psychology: consider how psychological factors affect an individual"s physical performance in sprt & ex, consider how participation in sport & ex effects an individual"s psychological development, health and wellbeing. An understanding (through description, explanation and prediction) of behaviour & Performance of individuals or a group in sport & ex. Behaviour = unique way of responding to all stimuli. Performance = goal-directed behaviour for purpose of a short term execution of a discrete task. Sport psychologist (goes forward with dealing with issues. Consultant (dr. in area, goes through professional assessments) 1 important dates: midterm is october 19th (35%) Labs online and must hand in hard copy (3% each and uses best 5 out of 6 = 15%) To understand human behaviour and performance in sprt. & ex, how do we go about to study them and what factors. Aside: movie tin cup can"t perform because: nervous, pressure.