Role of Sport Psychology
The three roles of sport psychology are
Measuring, investigating, and applying.
Motivation can be defined as the _____ and _____ of effort
intensity; duration
What are techniques use for
Reduce physiological arousal and increase task relevant focus.
Types of anxiety include
State anxiety and trait anxiety
Intrinsic motivation is when athletes are motivated
because playing the sport is enjoyable or for the love of the game
Mental rehearsal using all senses for realistic experience
Imagery
What influences primary psychological skill acquisition and performance
Motivation, attention, and arousal
Extrinsic motivation can include
Awards, trophies, praise, social approval, or fear of punishment
Providing cues to help improve focus
Self-Talk
What are the two types of stress
Eustress and Distress
MAS means
MAF means
Motive to achieve success
Motive to avoid failure
When pressure changes performance
Catastrophe theory or Reversal theory
Some characteristics of ideal performance state are
absence of fear, automatic performance, narrow focus, sense of control, time distortion
What are the two competing motives?
motive to achieve success and motive to avoid failure
Effective Self-Talk must be
positive, task-relevant, concise, and practiced