Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Penalty Recordings, Consumerism, Social Comparison Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

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Psychological skill training: a program or intervention that entails a structures and consistent practice of psychological skills and generally has three distinct phases (education, acquisition, and practice). Goal: a target or objective that people strive to attain. Performance goals: a type of goal that focuses mainly on the improvement and attainment of personal performance standards. Process goals: a type of goal that focuses mainly on specific behaviours in which athletes must engage throughout a performance. Outcome goals: goals that focus on social comparison and competitive results. Goal setting: the practice of establishing desirable obje(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es for o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s. Performance profiling: a flexible assessment tool that allows for the identification of athletes" perfor(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e related stre(cid:374)gths a(cid:374)d (cid:449)eak(cid:374)esses. It differs from dreams in that we are awake and conscious when we form an image. Cognitive general imagery: images of strategies, game plans, or routines. Cognitive specific imagery: images of specific sport skills. Motivational general imagery: images relating to physiological arousal levels and emotions.