Sport Psychology

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ISBN: 9780203976272 | 0203976274
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Copyright: 9/19/2006

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Sport Psychology is an introductory account of the major psychological issues in sport today. Major theories and up-to-date research are covered in the areas of personality, attitudes to sport, aggression in sport, anxiety and stress, social influences, motivation, and skill acquisition. A wide variety of sporting examples are used, ranging from football to ballet.

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Introduction to Sport Psychology
What is Sport Psychology?
A Brief History of Sport Psychology
What is a Sport Psychologist?
Personality and Sport
Introduction
Trait Theories
Other Measurable Personality Variables
Applying Trait and Narrow-band Theories to Sport
Situational and Interactional Approaches
Applying the Interactional Model to Sport
Social Learning Theory
Applying Social Learning Theory to Sport
Summary
Attitudes to Sport
The Nature of Attitudes
Measuring Attitudes
The Formation of Attitudes to Sport
Attitudes to Sport and Sporting Behaviour
Changing People's Attitudes to Sport
Summary
Aggression in Sport
Defining Aggression
Theories of Aggression
Situational Facts Affecting Aggression in Sport
The $64,000 Question: Does Sport Increase or Reduce Aggression?
The Reduction of Aggression
Summary
Arousal, Anxiety and Stress
Definitions of Arousal, Anxiety and Stress
Factors inducing Anxiety and Stress
The Relationship between Arousal and Performance
The Relationship between Anxiety and Performance
Stress Management
Social Influences on Sporting Behaviour
Sources of Social Influence
Groups and Teams
Social Facilitation
Leadership
Summary
Motivation and Sport
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
Humanistic Perspectiveson Motivation
Achievement-motivation
Cognitive Approaches to Motivation
Contemporary Research on Motives for Sports Participation
Summary
Skill Acquisition
Skills and Abilities
Classifying Skills
Stages of Skill Acquisition
The Information-processing Approach to Skills Memory
Enhancing Skill Acquisition
Summary
Study Aids
Improving your Essay-writing Skills
Key Research Summary
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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