KP381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Group Dynamics, Stephen Curry, Sports Medicine
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The scienti c study of individual behaviour in terms of underlying mental processes. The scienti c study of society or groups of individuals. Ex: economics, the role of females in society. Social psychology is the scienti c attempt to explain how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviour of individuals are in uenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of human beings. Advanced social psychology of sport and exercise that focuses on cognitive-behavioural interventions. Behaviour is a ected by a lot of di erent sources. Not as simple as just executing an acton . Must gure out what all of these sources are. As mental performance consultants, we support athletes by helping them change their behaviour by; Overall model of productive thinking for all athletes: Identify strengths and use them to your advantage. Identify challenges and commit to working on them. Where can you nd placed for improvements. Attitude, motivation, physical energy technique control, etc.
