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1
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Exercise and sports psychology

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study of behavior and feelings of those engaging in exercise

2
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relationships between mind and body was largely a result of

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individuals psychology

3
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Norman Trippet

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studied how direct competition affected performance in a bicycle race

4
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Coleman Griffith

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father of American sport psychology

5
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personality plays a role in

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behaviors that individuals exhibit

6
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center of individuals personality is

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the psychological core (most stable aspect)

7
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study of mind and body

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understand the social-psychological factors that influence individual behavior

8
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motivation

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set of internal and external forces that influence individuals to behave in a certain way

9
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extrinsic motivation

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when individuals engage in a certain behavior to gain some external rewards

10
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intrinsic motivation

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when you do something and enjoy it and get pleasure out of it

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attribution theory

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how individuals explain the causes of behavior and events can also predict future events

12
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social cognitive theory

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people learn by watching what others do and not do

13
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arousal

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state of heightened psychological activity

14
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drive theory

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when anxiety is high performance is high

15
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inverted U hypothesis

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too high of anxiety drops performance

16
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anxiety

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a state of uneasiness related to future uncertainties

17
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depression

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state of emotional dejection and withdrawal

18
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psychological well being

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state of enhanced and improved psychological state

19
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attention

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ability to focus on specific skill or activity

20
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4 components of attention

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  • focus on clues
  • maintaining attentional focus
  • awareness of the situation
  • shifting attentional focus
21
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Regular PA

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reduce the risk of CVD

22
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stability influences

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expectancy about future