PSYC 2660 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sport Psychology, Behaviorism, Reinforcement

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2660
• Professor: garymartin

Document Summary

Chapter 1 study questions: distinguish between covert and overt behaviour. It is considered to be mental and/or internal a example might be when you lie about something. Give an example of each that is not in this chapter. Behavioural de cits are behaviours that are non-existent or practiced/rehearsed not enough. Example- a basketball player rarely practices his jump shots. Give two examples of each that is not in this chapter. Behavioural excess is having a excessive or large amount of one behaviour. No matter what is said about athletes, behavioural de cits and excesses are the reason why athletes come to sport psychologists. Give three examples that are not in this chapter. Stimuli are speci c variables that are physical and in ones surroundings, that effect ones receptors and that can affect behaviour. Its treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging antecedents and consequences of an athletes behaviour.