Sport Psychology Vocab

Psychological characteristics of an athlete that remain relatively stable over time.

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The study of the mental factors that affect and are affected by sport participation and performance.

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The theory that individuals who possess stable, extroverted personalities tend to gravitate toward the sporting environment.

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An approach to sport personality research that considers personality traits, personality states, and situation specific factors.

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The pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguishes one person from another and that persists over time and situations

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A test that generates a psychological profile by measuring six mood states

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Situation-specific feelings an athlete is experiencing at any given time

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the tension and worry that result from distress

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a physiological state of readiness and psychological activation

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the psychological component of state anxiety, caused by fear of failure or fear of negative social evaluation 

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