Episode 7: Use Psychology To Compete Like An Olympian

Image viaFlickrThis is Episode Seven of PsychCrunch, the podcast from the British Psychological Society's Research Digest, sponsored byRoutledge Psychology.Can psychology give you a competitive edge in sport? Our presenter Christian Jarrett learns about the importance of having the right competitive mindset, and how to use self-talk and positive imagery to boost your sporting performance.Our guests, in order of appearance, are George Hanshaw (International Sport Achievers andHanshawPerformance.com),Marc Jones (Staffordshire University) andSanda Dolcos (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).Studies discussed in the episode include:Cardiovascular indices of challenge and threat states predict performanceThe inner speech of behavioral regulation: Intentions and task performance strengthen when you talk to yourself as a YouEffect of self-talk and imagery on the response time of trained martial artists.Episode credits: Presented and produced byChristian Jarrett. Mixing and editing Jeff Knowler. PsychCrunch theme music Catherine Loveday and Jeff Knowler. Additional music Vincent Pedulla and Jeffrey Peterson (via Pond5). Art work Tim Grimshaw.Check out this episode!Subscribe and download via iTunes.Subscribe and download via Stitcher.Previous episodes:Episode one: Dating and Attraction.Episode two: Breaking Bad HabitsEpisode three: How to Win an ArgumentEpisode four: The Psychology of Gift GivingEpisode five: How To Learn a New LanguageEpisode six: How To Be Sarcasti...
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