Sport Psych Quiz 1

Sport and Exercise Psych

the scientific study of people and their behaviors in sport and exercise settings, together with the practical application of that knowledge

Affect

Feelings and emotions

Behavior

What someone does

Cognition

thoughts and beliefs

Performance

how do confidence, anxiety, attention, motivation, and related factors affect performance

Sport/exercise

how does participation affect, health, and well-being

Performance Concerns

confidence, motivation, goal setting, and performance routines

Clinical Concerns

panic attacks, severe depression, serious sleep disturbances, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts

Professional Responsibility

work with your education, training, credentials, and legal scope. when a concern falls out of scope, recognize it and reger it to someone else

describe

what is happening

explain

why is it happening

predict

when is it likely to happen

Influence

can we change of affect what happens

experiment

manipulates something and examines its effect on an outcome

Independent Variable

what the researcher changes

Dependent Variable

Outcome the researcher measures

Phenomenological Approach

emphasizes a persons subjective interpretation or experience of an event/situation

Interactional Perspective

Behavior is best understood by considering both the person and the situation

Trait

relatively stable tendency

state

temporary, current condition