PSYC 2660 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sport Psychology, Hypnosis, Behaviorism

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

Document Summary

Chapter 1 (cid:1: covert behaviors are behaviors that cannot be readily monitored by observers. Example for such a behavior is a pitcher hoping the ball he pitches goes in the intended trajectory. Overt behaviors are behaviors that can be readily monitored by observers. Example for such a behavior is kicking a football during training: a behavioral deficit is a too little of a certain behavior type. That is if a particular type of behavior is not performed enough. That is if a particular behavior is performed too much. Treatment procedures and techniques are ways of rearranging antecedents and consequences of an athletes behavior. Behavioral psychology treatment procedures and techniques are based on the principles and procedures of respondent conditioning and operant conditioning. It interprets cognitive techniques in terms of operant and respondent conditioning of covert and overt behaviors. Behavioral sport psychology researchers have commonly used single-subject research design.