Unit1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is sports psychology
The study of people and their behaviors in sport and exercise activities and the application of that knowledge
What are the 3 roles of the sport and exercise psychologist
Research
Teaching
Consulting
What is a clinical sport psychologist
Work with people with severe emotional disorders and help athletes with eating disorders etc
What are educational sport psychology specialists
Educate and better athletes and coaches awareness of anxiety and confidence development
With the goals of science theory derives from what
Describing
Explaining
Predicting
Controlling
What is the difference between study and experiment
Study- not controlling anything
Experiment- control
What is professional practice knowledge
What we learn through experience using methods of knowing
What are the methods of knowing
Scientific method Systematic observation Single case study Shared (public) experience Introspection Intuition
What is shared public experience
Same reaction towards an event
What is introspection
Deep thoughts, thinking about the event
What is intuition
Gut feeling
What are the strengths of scientifically derived knowledge
Highly reliable
Systematic and controlled
Objective and unbiased
What are the strengths of professional practice knowledge
Holistic
Innovative
Immediate
What is science defined as
Focus on using general scientific principles
What defines art
Knowing when and how to individualize these principles
What are the three approaches to sport and exercise psychology
Psychological orientation
Social psychological orientation
Cognitive behavioral orientation
What is psychological orientation
Mental and how you are going to move
What is social psychological orientation
How we deal mentally socially
What is cognitive behavioral orientation
The ability to make a decision, how you behave
What is is cognitive
Making a choice, mind over matter
What is an example of a cognitive game
Tetris
Why do we study sports psychology ?
To improve your performance
