Rhedir gan School of Human and Behavioural Sciences

10.000 Credyd neu 5.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1

Trefnydd: Dr James Hardy

Applied practitioners are commonly asked to aid performers' psychological states - e.g., increase their confidence levels, facilitate better performance under pressure. Mental skills interventions have been a mainstay in the sports psychology literature and evidence is largely supportive of their beneficial effects for athletes. In this module you will gain a critical appreciation for the contemporary research literature primarily surrounding psychological or mental skills; with an emphasis on self-talk and imagery. Importantly, the reasoning for doing so, is to be able to apply this knowledge in form of effective athletic interventions.

Based on the adage that there is nothing as practical as a good theory, this module will place emphasis on relevant theories and research based literature pertinent to the following topics:

• Basic and advanced psychological skills
• Psychological skills packages
• Intervention effectiveness
• Goal setting
• Self-talk
• Imagery

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50%> Will have demonstrated some understanding of theories covered within the module as well as some ability to develop evidence-based psychological interventions. Reasonable communication / presentation skills demonstrated.

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70%> Will have demonstrated an excellent and critical understanding of theories covered within the module as well as a strong ability to develop evidence-based psychological interventions. Excellent communication / presentation skills demonstrated.

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60%> Will have demonstrated a good and perhaps glimpses of critical understanding of theories covered within the module as well as a good ability to develop evidence-based psychological interventions. Good communication / presentation skills demonstrated.

1. Critical understanding and application of the contemporary mental skills literature

2. Devise an effective and justifiable psychological skills intervention programme

3. Apply psychological skills training to an appropriate intervention

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
PRAWF DEALLTWRIAETH	Comprehension Test	10 short answer questions	5.00
ADDRODDIAD	Essay	In this essay you will provide a critique of the mental skills literature emphasising one particular outcome (e.g., how mental skills might bolster confidence levels). This critique will form the foundation of a proposed mental skills intervention.	60.00
GWAITH CWRS	Coursework	A two sided A4 pamphlet or infographic that is an athlete-centred resource synched with and summarising the proposed intervention outlined in the module's accompanying essay.	35.00

		Oriau
Lecture	This module will consist of 10 x 2 hour lectures	20
Private study	76 hours will be devoted to private study and reading	76
Workshop	Live interactive workshop sessions 2 x 2hrs	4

• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau

• demonstrate effective written and/or oral communication and presentation skills
• work effectively independently and with others
• develop knowledge of psychometric instruments
• develop justifiable and/or evidence-based interventions
• develop effective learning aids

Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/jxh-4103.html

Rhestr ddarllen

Sample papers:

Callow, N., Roberts, R., Hardy, L., Jiang, D., & Edwards, M. G. (2013). Performance improvements from imagery: Evidence that internal visual imagery is superior to external visual imagery for slalom performance. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 21. doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00697

Hardy, J., Begley, K. & Blanchfield, A. W. (2015). It's good but it's not right: Instructional self-talk and skilled performance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27, 132-139. DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2014.959624

Hatzigeorgiadis, A., Bartura, K., Argiropoulos, C., Comoutos, N., Galanis, E., & Flouris, A. D. (2018). Beat the heat: Effects of a motivational self-talk intervention on endurance performance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 30, 388-401, DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2017.

Latinjak, A. T., Hernando-Gimeno, C., Lorido-Méndez, L., & Hardy, J. (2019). Endorsement and constructive criticism to an innovative online goal-directed self-talk intervention. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01819

Williams, S. E., & Jennifer Cumming, J. (2011). Measuring Athlete Imagery Ability: The Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33, 416–440.

Opsiynol mewn cyrsiau:

• X3AZ: MSc Applied Innovation Design year 1 (MSC/AID)
• C6AT: MSc Performance Psychology year 1 (MSC/PP)
• C6AU: MSc Performance Psychology (DL - 2 year) year 1 (MSC/PRP)