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3 goals of sport psychology

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measure psychological phenomena
investigate the relationship between psychological variables and performance
applying theoretical knowledge to improce athletic performance

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state anxiety

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the actual experience of apprehensions and uncontrolled arousal

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trait anxiety

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personality characteristic which represents a latent disposition to perceive situations as threatening

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what happens during an anxious state when arousal is uncontrolled

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a high degree of ego-involvement in which the athlete may perceive a threat to self esteem
a perceived discrepancy between one’s ability and the demands for athletic success
a fear of the consequences f failure (loss of approval from teammates or coach)

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cognitive anxiety

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a psychological state involving task-irrelevant mental processes that are negative in nature, can deter performance propotionally , THE MORE THE ATHLETE EXPERIENCES COGNITIVE ANXIETY THE WORSE THE PERFORMANCE phsyical symptoms such as tense muscles, tachycardia (fast heart rate)

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somatic anxiety

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uncontrolled arousal influenced by cognitive anxiety, shows an invertd U relationship to performance

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psychic arousal or energy

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a continuum of psychological intensity, activation and focus. positively related to performance

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physiological arousal

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a psychologial neural intensity dimension of physical arousal

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selective attention is referred to by athletes as?

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their level of focus and refers to the suppression of task irrelevant stimuli and thoughts

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preparatory routine

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consciously directs thought to task-relevant and controllable concerns

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what explains why teams lose against easy teams

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cue utilization

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broad external attentional focus

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ability to effectively manage many environmental stimuli simultaneously

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overloaded by external stimuli

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tendency to be confused because of the intake of too many stimuli

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broad internal attentional focus

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ability to effectively manage many internal stimuli

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overloaded by internal stimuli

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tendency to be confused because of the intake of too many stimuli

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narrow attentional focus

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ability to effectively narrow attention

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reduced attentional focus

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tendency to reduce attention so that task-relvant information is lost

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ideal performance state

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absence of fear
no thinking about performance
a narrow focus of attention on activity
a sense of effortlessness
a sense of personal control
a distortion of time and space