Monday, April 18, 2011

Intro Psych Test Review

Study Notes are on the link to the right. Good Luck with the test on Wednesday!
--Wyatt

Monday, April 4, 2011

Sports Psych Test Review

Sports Psych Test Review
Need to know the following:
The Big Eight steps of commitment
1)       accept criticism
2)      Don’t be afraid to fail
3)      Maintain Composure
4)      Set Specific Daily Goals
5)      Mentally Prepare before practice
6)      Commit to rest correctly
7)      Learn something from everything
8)      Stay Positive
You should have confidence in:
                Your training
                Your Focus
                Your TEAMmates
                Your choices
                In the value of your sport
Focus is being in the here and now!
What are the two types of distractions? Internal and external
What are some examples of internal and external distractions?
What are the benefits of routines?
What is the psychology behind routines? What is classical conditioning? What is Operant conditioning? What is associative learning? What is latent learning?
What is motivation?
What is Extrinsic motivation? Motivation for external reasons
What is Intrinsic motivation? Motivation for internal reasons
What are long term and short term goals?
What is a SMART goal?
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time Bound Goal
What are the diseases of Motivation and how can you helps people overcome them?
                Learned Helplessness
                Fear of Failure
                Fear of Success
                Pathological Perfectionism
                Underachievement
What is the Motivation Dip?
What is the Cul-de-Sac dip?
What is the cliff dip?
At what point do most people quit during the motivational dip?
What is the benefits of Visualization?
                Neural Progaraming
                Focus
                Learn Complex Movements
                Slow Motion
                More Practice Time
Confidence
What is the self fulfilling cycle? Attitude – Actions – Experience – Self talk
What is hypnosis?
What is the placebo effect?
What is change blindness?
Any other topic covered in class

AP Psych Mega Review Notes #3

Golden Eagles--
So our final Mega Vocab Test is this Wednesday and the review notes are on the tab to the right. Good luck to you all.
-Wyatt