Kinesiology 1088A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Autotelic, Eval, Uee

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

Document Summary

Objectives of sport and exercise psychology: consider how psychological factors affect an individuals" performance, consider how participation in sport and exercise affects an individual"s physiological development, health, and well being. Orientations to sport and exercise psychology: behavioural: behaviour of athletes determined by the environment, psychophysological: study impact of physiological responses to activity on behaviour, cognitive-behavioral: behaviour determined by one"s interpretation of both environment and cognitions (or thoughts) One must go to medical school to become a sport psychologist and have a degree in psychology (sport) There are two main methods of knowing in sport psychology: scientific method: founded on the concept of objectivity (lack of bias and researchers are detached observers) It is a process of learning that uses systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical knowledge acquired through experience. Six steps to the scientific method: formulation of a specific hypothesis, design of the investigation, accumulation of data, classification of data, development of generalizations, verification of results.