Sports Psychology Overview

Sports Psychology Overview

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Physical Ed

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Vaishnavi K R SDNB

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is sports psychology?

Back

A field that uses psychological skills and knowledge to improve athletes' performance and well-being.

2.

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Front

Who conducted the first research study in sport psychology?

Back

Norman Triplett in 1898.

3.

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Front

What principle did Norman Triplett's work start the study of?

Back

Social facilitation.

4.

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Front

What was the focus of Triplett's most well-known experiment?

Back

The effect of competition on performance.

5.

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Front

What were the three conditions of Triplett's races?

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1. Individual racing against the clock. 2. Individuals racing against the clock with a pacemaker. 3. Competitive race against others.

6.

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Front

What did Triplett refer to as 'dynamogenic factors'?

Back

The idea that the presence of another rider stimulates competitive instinct and releases nervous energy.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who founded the first American sport psychology laboratory?

Back

Coleman Griffith at the University of Illinois in 1925.

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