PSYC 2660 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Apple Juice, Sport Psychology, Classical Conditioning

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

Document Summary

Covert behaviour is a private internal behaviour that cannot be readily monitored by observers. For example, a gymnast might think, (cid:498) ) hope ) don"t forget part of my routine(cid:499). example is a golf player who doesn"t listen to his coach telling him to practice the. Overt behaviour is a behaviour that can easily be monitored by observers, such as throwing a curling rock down the ice. Behaviour deficit is having too little behaviour of a particular type. One sport correct way to swing a golf club, but does his own thing. Another example is when a competitive swimmer who consistently practices her breaststroke swims but not her backstroke. Behaviour excess is having too much behaviour of a particular type. For example, a hockey player who continually body checks the other teammates. Another sports example would be if a tennis player kept yelling and swearing at the opponent he was playing against and got penalties.