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19 Cards in this Set
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concentration
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ability to apply deliberate mental effort on what is most important in a given situation
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four components of concentration
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focusing on relevant cues, maintaining attentional focus, situation awareness, shifting attentional focus
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association-dissociation
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association and dissociation strategies should be applied as a continuum
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associative attentional strategy
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related to faster running performances (runners use both strategies)
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dissociative attentional strategy
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can decrease fatigue and monotony, should be used to increase adherence to exercise program
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elite athletes' peak performance is associated with...
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being absorbed in the present, mentally relaxed and having concentration and control, and being in a state of extraordinary situational awareness
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experts as compared to novice performers...
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make faster decisions and have greater anticipation, attend more to movement patterns, search more systematically for cues, selectively attend to the styles of play, and are more skillful in predicting object patterns
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four types of attentional focus: external/broad
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for rapidly assessing a situation (QB after the snap)
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four types of attentional focus: internal/broad
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for analyzing and planning (QB on sidelines studying game footage)
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four types of attentional focus: external/narrow
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for focusing on one or two external cues exclusively (golfer about to hit putt)
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four types of attentional focus: internal/narrow
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to mentally rehearse or control an emotional state (golfer between shots)
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choking is an attentional process that leads to:
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impaired performance and inability to recover
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choking is characterized by:
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focusing on worries and fear of failing, reduced flexibility to shift attention, impaired coordination, and poor decision making
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self-talk
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any self-statement or thought about the self; it functions as a mediator between an event and a behavioral response
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types of self-talk: positive (motivational)
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initiating action, sustaining effort
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types of self-talk: instructional
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skill acquisition, breaking bad habits
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types of self-talk: negative
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negative thoughts
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self-talk: thought stopping
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identify negative thought, stop the thought (use word or image), focus on task-relevant thought...change negative self-talk to positive self-talk
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exercises for improving concentration
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learn to shift attention; "park" thoughts; learn to maintain focus; search for relevant cues; rehearse game concentration; use distraction training
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