Kinesiology 1088A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Sport Psychology, Hyperintensity, Social Learning Theory
19 Nov 2012
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Intro to sport psychology notes 2 (for final) The systematic and consistent practice of mental or psychological skills. Psychological skills can be learned but must be practiced and integrated into your routine. Psychological factors account for most day to day fluctuations in performance. Psychological skills are innate (they cannot be learned) **helps make the sporting experience fun and helps/meets everyone"s needs** Lack of follow-up: psychological skills (initial focus, psychological skills: Personal qualities to be attained or developed (ex: target behaviours: performance skills: Pride = skill & process = method: psychological methods (secondary focus) Procedures or techniques used to develop psychological skills (vehicle used to attain skills) Goal setting, relaxation, imagery, thought processes (self-talk), attribution. Other s = spectators or audience (observers) = co-actors (others doing same task-opponent: social facilitation theory (zajonc, 1965) The mere presence of others serves to increase arousal levels (more anxious) and causes a response to occur faster or more intensely.
