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ExPsych Exam_1
Rutgers Univ. Exercise Psychology Vocabulary for Exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Norman Triplett | 1893-1920, First major psychologist to study exercise and behavior. Formalized the idea that cyclists work harder when riding with a partner as opposed to when alone |
| Coleman Griffith | Considered the father of Exercise Psychology |
| What does Theory derive from | following, describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling a phenomenon |
| Studies | conducted without changing the independent variable, instead noting the variable and results already observable |
| Experiments | information is derived by changing the independent variable and noting the change in the dependent variable |
| Advantage of Experiments over Studies | Experiments are more likely to predict causation as opposed to correlation |
| Three Approaches to Sport Psychology | (1) Psychological (2)Social (3)Cognitive |
| The Psychological Approach | Processes of the brain in terms of primary causes of behavior |
| The Social Approach | Complex interactions of the social environment and the exerciser |
| The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach | What is going on in the mind of the athlete |
| AASP | Association of Applied Sport Psychology |
| Personality | Psychological core, Typical responses and Role Related Behavior |
| Psychodynamic Personality Study | studies the inner thoughts and workings of the mind, understanding the thoughts and conflicting decisions of the person as a whole. |
| Trait Personality Study | Traits are fundamental units of personality. Regardless of situation, traits are relatively stable, like perfectionist as a trait. |
| Big 5 Model | Neuroticism, Intravertness, openness, agreeableness, and concientiousness |
| Interactional Personality Study | Behavior is determined by the person and the situation, along with the way they interact |
| Phenomenological Personality Study | Persons are under the influence of the self and traits, shaped largely by the situation. Depending on the situation, different traits make larger or smaller appearances |
| Situational Personality Study | Behavior is determined by environment, not widely accepted |
| Traits | are typical styles of behavior |
| states | mood at a particular point in time |
| POMS | Profile of mood states |
| Intraindividual Approach | When analyzing someones psychological profile, be sure to only compare a person to their own averages as opposed to the societal or population averages |
| Qualitative Approach | 1 on 1 interviews as opposed to objective testing methods |
| Projective Approach | Interviewer presents the subject with objective series of drawings and paintings, and asks the subject to tell a story about what is happening. They subject will project their feelings out through the story |
| Meta-analysis | statistical analysis of publications on the subject |
| APA | American Psychological Association |
| Guidelines for personality testing | test must be valid and reliable, know your own limitations, and are not to be used for picking of teams |
| Cognitive Strategies | mental preparation strategies that are critical to success in sports |
| Successful Cognitive Strategies | practice routines to deal with abnormalities, block out irrelevant thoughts, develop competition plans, learn to regulate arousal and anxiety, and do not worry about competition |
| Motivation | the foundation of sport performance and achievement. The direction and intensity of an effort |
| Are arousal and motivation the same thing? | no |
| Are positive thoughts and motivation the same thing? | no |
| Can a coach motivate his players effectively? | Sort of, but it really needs to come from the individuals |
| Quality of motivation | the intensity of the motivation and how likely it is to be continuous in the face of adversity |
| Quantity of motivation | The amount of motivating force, intensity |
| Extrinsic motivators | come from outside the individual, paycheck, scholarship, or parental praise |
| Intrinsic motivators | motivators come from the inside of the individual, and are much better at motivating individuals to success. |
| Self Efficacy Theory | Whether you think that you can or you cannot, you are right |
| Achievement Goal Theory | Achievement goals, perceived ability, and achievement behaviors |
| Outcome Oriented Goals | Winning nationals, a time in a race? |
| task Oriented Goals | mastery of the sport, and not things that you cannot control |
| Competence Motivation Theory | feeling control over whether one can learn and adequately perform skills |
| Need-Achievement Theory | personality? Situational? Resultant Tendencies? Emotional Re-activities? Achievement Behaviors? |
| Attribution Theory | Stability and the Locus of Control and Causality |
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