PSX_113 Advances in sport psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kitti Farkasová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce current trends in sport psychology and human movement studies. The primary focus will be on motor learning, evidence-based applied sport psychology, neurophysiology, skill acquisition, and cognitive aspects of sport psychology. At the end of the course, students should be able to critically evaluate research studies and use the gained knowledge as a stepping-stone to further explore the topic of research sport psychology and human movement in general.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction to the content of the course and literature, recommendation for students. Current topics in sport psychology. 2.Introduction to human physiology. Neurophysiology. 3.Statistics. The role of numbers in sport psychology 4.Motor learning and control. Theories in motor learning. Implicit and explicit learning. Quiet eye. 5.Memory. The role of memory in motor skill learning and motor control. Neuroscientific aspects of motor learning. 6.Augmented feedback in skill acquisition 7.Evidence-based sport psychology interventions 8.Doing research in sport psychology and human movements studies.
Literature
    required literature
  • HODGES, N J and A M WILLIAMS. Skill acquisition in sport: Research, theory and practice. London: Routledge, 2012. info
  • CARLSTEDT, R A. Evidence-based applied sport psychology: A practitioner's manual. New York: Springer Pub. Company, 2013. info
  • Routledge handbook of motor control and motor learning. Edited by Albert Gollhofer - Wolfgang Jürgen Taube - Jens Bo Nielsen. New York: Routledge, 2013, xii, 420. ISBN 9780415669603. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation - lectures. Seminar work - discussions, work in small groups. Short experiments. Home readings.
Assessment methods
Students will be required to complete three online quizzes during the course and write an essay on a self-chosen topic. The course will be completed with a final test consisting of 50 questions (70% of them will be selected from the three online quizzes). The deadlines and the specific requirements will be discussed in the first lecture.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018.
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