Psychology

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Psychology is the study of…?(hold up fingers)

1. Physical movement and thought

2. The brain

3. Behavior and mental processes

4. Mental illnesses

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Objectives1. Understand the basics of psychology

and common terminology

2. Utilize a psychological approach

upon analyzing a scenario

3. Identify the different types of sport

psychology fields

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Terminology• Psychology

• Sports psychology

• Physiological

• Cognitive

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Educational sports psychologist

• Clinical sports psychologist

• Academic sports psychologist

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Terminology• Psychology

o study of behavior and mental processes

• Sports psychology

o study of activity and mental factors influencing performance

• Physiological needs

o physical needs

• Cognitive needs

o mental needs

• Hypothesis

o assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested

• Theory

o set of assumptions used to explain behavior

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Terminology 2• Educational sports psychologist

o teaches strategies and mental skills

• Clinical sports psychologist

o provides treatment and care

• Academic sports psychologist

o participates in research and teaching

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Psychology• Study of behavior and mental

processesoWhat people think, feel and do

o Use systematic and scientific approach

• Sports Psychology- study of sport

and exercise, and the mental

factors that influence

performance

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Psychology examines:• Physiological needs- physical

needs

• Cognitive needs- mental; thinking,

emotional and understanding

needs

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NumberedHeads Students Number 1-6

Find your groups and work on handout together. Be ready to share your responses.

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Four Goals of Psychology• Describe or gather information about

behavior being studied

• Find an explanation as to why the behavior

occurso Hypothesis- an assumption or prediction about

behavior that will be tested through research; an

educated guess

o Theory- set of assumptions used to explain behavior

• Predict based on knowledge that has been

acquired

• Seek to influence behavior, if necessary

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Group pairing and

sharing

• Form Pairs:

• Come up with an

example of a

hypothesis and a

theory

• Get together with

another pair and see if

they can guess which

is the hypothesis and

which is the theory

• Take turns

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A2 + B2 = C2 is a hypothesis?

Thumbs up / Thumbs down

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Using a mnemonic to learn the names and locations of the carpal bones makes learning easier is a theory?

Thumbs up / Thumbs down

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Careers in Sports Psychology

• Educational Psychologist- teaches

strategies and mental skills to active

populations

• Clinical Psychologist- provides

treatment

• Academic Psychologist- participates in

research and in teaching

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3 important terms from today

2 ideas or facts you would like to know

more about

1 of the 3 sports psych fields that you like best