Course

20809297 Sport and Performance Psychology
Course Information
Description
Sport and Performance Psychology is the multi-disciplinary study of the important elements connected to the psychology of the human being ability to achieve peak performance. The course will address the components required for success on the ball field, in the classroom, on the stage or while at work in one's career. 
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies (Course Outcomes)
  1. Investigate the broad field of sport, performance and exercise psychology
    Assessment Strategies
    Quiz, Exam, Written Product, and/or Projects
    Criteria
    Define sport, exercise and performance psychology
    Characterize the nature and application of the scientific method as applied to sport and performance psychology
    Distinguish research designs used in sport and performance psychology
    Critically apply research findings
    Employ fundamental principles specific to sport/performance psychology in classroom and written communication

  2. Evaluate historical and contemporary practice in the context of the scientific study of the field of sport, exercise and performance psychology
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    Describe the ways in which the field bridges scientific knowledge with professional practice
    Compare and contrast historical and contemporary psychological theoretical applications to the field
    Define present and future trends within the field

  3. Examine personality research within the field of sport psychology
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    Define personality and the structure of personality
    Describe personality from the perspective of historical and modern personality theory
    Identify personality measurement tools
    Identify the contributions of personality research in the field of sport and performance psychology
    Examine the role of the practitioner in the application of personality research

  4. Examine achievement motivation research within the field of sport psychology
    Assessment Strategies
    Quiz, Exam, Written Product, and/or Projects
    Criteria
    Define motivation as applied to the field of sport psychology
    Describe achievement motivation and competitiveness
    Identify four theories of achievement motivation
    Examine applications of achievement motivation within professional practice

  5. Examine the study of arousal, stress, and anxiety within the field of sport psychology
    Assessment Strategies
    Quiz, Exam, Written Product, and/or Projects
    Criteria
    Define arousal and anxiety
    Investigate measures of arousal and anxiety
    Describe the stress process and its relationship to the field of sport psychology
    Identify sources of stress within the field of sport and performance

  6. Examine the study of feedback, reinforcement and intrinsic motivation within the field of sport psychology
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    Identify principles of reinforcement
    Describe guidelines for the application of positive reinforcement
    Describe guidelines for the application and use of punishment
    Apply behavioral modification to the field of sport psychology
    Compare and contrast intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation
    Investigate strategies for increasing intrinsic motivation
    Investigate the concept of flow related to instinct motivation

  7. Analyze psychological skills training
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    Demonstrate skills for managing arousal regulation
    Develop visualization skills
    Demonstrate skills for managing self-confidence
    Demonstrate goal setting
    Demonstrate skills for the management of concentration

  8. Examine injury, burnout and overtraining
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    Describe the relationship between stress and injury
    Identify athletes who are at increased risk for injury
    Describe the role of sport psychology in injury rehabilitation
    Define overstraining, staleness and burnout
    Identify athletes at risk of overtraining, staleness and burnout
    Describe treatment and prevention approaches as applied to overtraining, staleness and burnout

  9. Examine character development and good sporting behavior
    Assessment Strategies
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    Criteria
    Define character, fair play, and good sporting behavior
    Identify strategies for developing character and good sporting behavior
    Examine moral development as it relates to character and good sporting behavior
    Define hazing and bullying in the world of sport
    Examine the connection between character development and physical activity