Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Social Comparison Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Process goals focus on specific behaviors that an athlete must engage in throughout a performance. Outcome goals focus on social comparison, and competitive results goal setting is the practice of establishing desirable objectives for one"s actions. Performance profiling a flexible assessment tool that allows for the identification of athletes" performance=related strengths and weaknesses. Cognitive general imagery includes images of strategies, game plans, or routines. Cognitive specific imagery includes images of specific sport skills. Motivational general imagery includes images relating to physiological arousal levels and emotions.