KP181 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Cognitive Theory, Social Facilitation, Biofeedback
28 Mar 2016
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Brief history of sport exercise psychology and current status. Bruce ogilvie (father of applied sports psychology) and thomas tutko. Co-action effect: increased performance outcome by mere presence of others doing the same task. He noticed that in the presence of others, individuals train harder. Audience effect: increased performance in presence of an audience. Established a research lab to study psychology. Wrote a book on the psychology of coaching. Established a more scientific study of psychomotor acquisition. Early ground-breaking work in applied sports psychology. 1950-1980 were considered formative years of sports psych as a discipline. Focus on how behaviour is determined by a complex interaction of environment and personality traits. Behaviour is determined by both the environment and cognitions. Examine physiological processes in brain and their influences on activity, brainwave, muscle potential and heart rate. Biofeedback can help you become more aware of your. Autonomic nervous system which in turn can help you to control your reactions.
