PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes -Participant Observation, Causal Inference, Nomothetic

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

National accreditation standards identify sport and exercise psychology as a core discipline in undergraduate kinesiology and physical education programs (www. ccupeka. ca). The nature of sport and exercise psychology. Sport psychology: is the branch of sport science that involves the scientific study of human behavior in sport and in the practical application of that knowledge in sport. However, some professionals may see sport and exercise psychology more as a subdiscipline of psychology, much like health psychology or abnormal psychology. In this sense, sport and exercise psychology is a science in which the principles of psychology are applied in a sport or exercise setting . The academic home of sport and exercise psychology has become increasingly complex since it is recognized within both the canadian. Association (apa) division 47: positive psychology in sports & exercise. Careers in sport and exercise psychology: teaching, research, consulting. The cpa, the canadian sport psychology association (cspa), and the.