Performance Psychology Perception, Action, Cognition, and Emotion [Hardcover]

This book integrates findings from across domains in performance psychology to focus on core research on what influences peak and non-peak performance. The book explores basic and applied research identifying cognition-action interactions, perception-cognition interactions, emotion-cognition interactions, and perception-action interactions. The book explores performance in sports, music, and the arts both for individuals and teams/groups, looking at the influence of cognition, perception, personality, motivation and drive, attention, stress, coaching, and age. This comprehensive work includes contributions from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia.

• Integrates research findings found across domains in performance psychology
• Includes research from sports, music, the arts, and other applied settings
• Identifies conflicts between cognition, action, perception, and emotion
• Explores influences on both individual and group/team performance
• Investigates what impacts peak performance and error production

Preface

Section A What is Performance Psychology?

1. The Building Blocks of Performance: An Overview Markus Raab

2. Theoretical Framework of Performance Psychology: An Action Theory Perspective J?rgen R. Nitsch and Dieter Hackfort

3. Measurement Considerations in Performance Psychology Gershon Tenenbaum and Edson Filho

4. Applications within Performance Psychology Terry Clark and Aaron Williamon

Section B Performance Phenomena of Cognitive-Action Interaction

5. Bridging the Gap between Action and Cognition: An Overview Babett Helen Lobinger

6. Improving Performance by Means of Action-Cognition Coupling in Athletes and Coaches Gloria B. Solomon