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Performance psychology : perception, action, cognition, and emotion / [electronic resource] edited by Markus Raab, Babett Lobinger, Sven Hoffmann, Alexandra Pizzera, Sylvain Laborde. - 1 online resource

Front Cover; Performance Psychology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; WHAT IS PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY?; WHAT COMPONENTS OF PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY ARE CONSIDERED?; HOW IS THE BOOK STRUCTURED?; Section A -- What is Performance Psychology?; Overview; 1 -- The Building Blocks of Performance: An Overview; PERCEPTION; ACTION; COGNITION; EMOTION; REFERENCES; 2 -- Theoretical Framework of Performance Psychology: An Action Theory Perspective; DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY; Performance and Psychology; Structure of Performance Orientation; Characteristics of Peak Performance. The Action Paradigm-A Meta-Theoretical Perspective on PerformanceThe Primacy of Action; Intention-The Organizing Principle of Action; The Action Space and Its Situational Configuration; The Functional Architecture of Actions; System Levels of Action Organization; The Phase Structure of Actions; Functional Systems of Action Control; Functionality of Emotional Processes with Special Reference to Performance; Multifacetedness and Functional Complexity; Functional Disturbances; Options in Emotional Processing; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 3 -- Measurement Considerations in Performance Psychology. Measurement Considerations in Performance PsychologyTYPES OF MEASURES; Quantitative Measures; The Concept of Reliability; The Concept of Validity; Statistical Power and Sample Size; Administering and Interpreting Performance Measures; Qualitative Measures; Sampling: The Importance of Case Selection; Methodological Triangulation and Interpretative Pluralism; Transferability of Measures and Research Outcomes; MEASUREMENT AND THEORY DEVELOPMENT; Alternative Models; The Principle of Parsimony; TWO-PARAMETER MODEL FOR CAPTURING THE COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE-BEHAVIORAL LINKAGE IN PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY. NEW TRENDS IN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTSUMMARY; REFERENCES; 4 -- Applications within Performance Psychology; FUNCTIONS OF APPLIED PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY; THE ROAD TO EXCELLENCE; DEVELOPING AN ECOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM IN MUSIC; CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY; Phase 1-Orientation; Phase 2-Activity Analysis; Phase 3-Individual/Team Assessment; Phase 4-Conceptualization; Phase 5-Psychological Skills Training; Phase 6-Implementation; Phase 7-Evaluation; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Section B -- Performance Phenomena of Cognitive-Action Interaction. Overview5 -- Bridging the Gap between Action and Cognition: An Overview; COGNITION AND ACTION; THE YIPS IN GOLF; Neurological Origin: Focal Dystonia; Psychological Origin: Choking; Motor Origin: Dynamic Stereotype; Diagnosing and Treating the Yips; THE EDUCATION OF SOCCER COACHES; TALENT IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 6 -- Improving Performance by Means of Action-Cognition Coupling in Athletes and Coaches; THE PROFESSION OF COACHING; PURPOSE; DEVELOPMENT OF COACHING EXPERTISE; History of Leadership in Sport; Behavioral Theories.

This book integrates findings from across domains in performance psychology to focus on core research on what influences peak and non-peak performance. The book explores basic and applied research identifying cognition-action interactions, perception-cognition interactions, emotion-cognition interactions, and perception-action interactions. The book explores performance in sports, music, and the arts both for individuals and teams/groups, looking at the influence of cognition, perception, personality, motivation and drive, attention, stress, coaching, and age. This comprehensive work includes contributions from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia.

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