Friday, 18 October 2013

Psychology: Introduction to Sport Psychology

Approaches in sport psychology
2 main standpoints:
Nature (trait) theories

  • we are born with abilities
  • these abilities are genetically inherited/innate
  • they are therefore stable and enduring
  • we are naturally good or bad at skills

Nurture (social learning) theories

  • we are made by developing abilities into skills
  • we learn these skills through our experience
  • the environment/situation we are in determines our behavior
  • we become experts through practice

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