Sports Psychology
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Overview
Subject area
PSYC
Catalog Number
421
Course Title
Sports Psychology
Department(s)
Description
This course explores the application of psychological principles to the sports arena. It brings together well-established findings from the areas of personality, motivation, social and physiological psychology and encompasses theory and methodology ranging from the experimental to the clinical areas. The course will include such issues as the complex relationship of anxiety to performance, the spectators' contradictory expectations of sports heroes and heroines (which may account for their frequent falling from grace), and the predictability and variability of certain individual types on the playing field. Applications of Sports Psychology to other areas of life will also be explored.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
022497