Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Stage Fright, Social Comparison Theory, Psych

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

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Psychological skills (5): goal setting, imagery, self-talk, arousal regulation, and attention control. Goal setting: the practice of establishing desirable objectives for one"s actions, most commonly used performance enhancement strategy in sport psychology (most athletes rate this as being only moderately e ective: e ective team building tool. Performance goals: focus on improvement and attainment of personal performance standards. Process goals: focus on speci c behaviours in which athletes must engage throughout a performance (i. e. snapping wrist after hitting a volleyball, pulling arms in when spinning in gure skating) Outcome goals: focus on social comparison and competitive results (i. e. winning a race), dependent on the ability and performance of one"s opponent. Performance pro ling: a exible assessment tool that allows for the identi cation of athletes" performance related strengths and weaknesses, used as a rst step in developing an intervention program, ve steps. Identify key performance characteristics of an elite athlete in your sport (mental, physical, tactical, technical)