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This text explores the attentional processes of athletes using a theoretical framework derived from contemporary cognitive psychology.

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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-100863774431

ISBN-139780863774430

eBay Product ID (ePID)1059568

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LanguageEnglish

TopicSports Psychology, Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Psychology, Sports & Recreation

AuthorAidan P. Moran

IllustratorYes

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Item Length10in

Item Height2in

Item Width8in

Item Weight16 Oz

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Publication NamePsychology of Concentration in Sport Performers : a Cognitive Analysis

Dewey Decimal153.1532088796

Table of ContentPart 1 Cognitive sport psychology: cognition, psychology and sport - mental factors in athletic performance; understanding attention - the psychology of concentration. Part 2 Concentration in sport: concentration in sport performance; losing concentration in sport - external and internal distractions; measuring attentional processes in athletes - from brain states to individual differences. Part 3 Concentration techniques: improving concentration in sport - assumptions, exercise and techniques; improving concentration in sport - mental practice. Part 4 Integration: concentration in sport performers - implications and new directions.

Publication Year1996

TypeTextbook

ReviewsAidan Moran has produced an outstanding resource on concentration and sport performance. Moran's clear writing style manages to combine the detail and precision necessary for a scientific work with the accessibility of a professional guidebook. This text is designed to be a standard on the bookshelf of any serious student, academic, or practitioner interested in concentration and human performance. The Psychology of Concentration in Sport Performers will likely stand as a primary resource to researchers and practitioners for years to come. It could be used as a graduate level text. Even more so, it is a valuable reference book for any psychologist or educated professional concerned with the process of concentration in human performance.- J. P. Simons, Victoria University Melbourne, Australia in The International Journal of Sport Psychology, Aidan Moran has produced an outstanding resource on concentration and sport performance. Moran's clear writing style manages to combine the detail and precision necessary for a scientific work with the accessibility of a professional guidebook. This text is designed to be a standard on the bookshelf of any serious student, academic, or practitioner interested in concentration and human performance. The Psychology of Concentration in Sport Performers will likely stand as a primary resource to researchers and practitioners for years to come. It could be used as a graduate level text. Even more so, it is a valuable reference book for any psychologist or educated professional concerned with the process of concentration in human performance. - J. P. Simons, Victoria University Melbourne, Australia in The International Journal of Sport Psychology

FormatHardcover

Dewey Edition23

Target AudienceScholarly & Professional

Number of Pages334 Pages