Sports Psychology key terms

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A single characteristic of personality that is believed to be a natural force or instinct tha causes an indivdiual to behave in a predicted way
Trait
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Biological units of inheritance in each cell of the body. They determine their phsyical and psychological characteristics
Genes
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An action intended to bring about harm/injury.
Aggression
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Area of the brain that can be stimulated more if you are an introvert than an extrovert
Reticular Activating System
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A phsycial and mental state of preparedness
Arousal
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Describes qualities like capacity to cope with competitive pressures and readiness to return after failure.
Tough-minded
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Teamwork
TeamCohesion
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Assessment of an indivdiuals personality
Personality Profile
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A learned behavioural predisposition
Attitude
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The people, subject or situation towards which an attitude is directed
Attitude Object
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Predeterminded view
Prejudice
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Interaction with others that may modify behaviour
Socialisation
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Immediate group of friends/associates
Peer group
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An emtional conflict
Dissonance
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The degree to which a person has the motivation to approach and achieve success in sport
Competitiveness
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A product of genes of our parents
Nature
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The degree of pleasure when success is achieved
Incentive value
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Behaviour that accepts challenge
Approach behaviour
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Behaviour that rejects challenge
Avoidance behaviour
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Strong motive to succeed found in the higher acheiver
Mastery orientation
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Belief that failure is inevitable and has no control over factors
Learned Helplessness
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This theory idenitifes the reason given by performers to explaing success and failure
Attribution Theory
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Identifies the percieved cause of success or failure
LocusOfCausality
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Refersnto the performers belief that the seperate attributions given for success by failure never change
AttributionBias
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Defined as deliberate intentions to harm/injury another person
Hostile Aggression
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Assertion and involves robust play which is directed towards completing the skill successfully and is not involved with inflicting aggression
Channelled aggression
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A prior event which can lead to aggression
Antecedent
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To change direction of aggression
Displaced aggression
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A learned pattern of behaviour acquired through reinforcement, imitation of the behaviour of others and general environmental influences
Nurture
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Relating to mental or psychological processes
Cognitive
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Relating to physcial process such as increases in breathing rate and sweating
Somatic
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Stress management technique that uses electronic instruments to measure psychological reactions to stress
Biofeedback
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Biological units of inheritance in each cell of the body. They determine their phsyical and psychological characteristics

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An action intended to bring about harm/injury.

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Area of the brain that can be stimulated more if you are an introvert than an extrovert

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A phsycial and mental state of preparedness

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