Psychology Express: Sport Psychology

Psychology Sport Psychology i The PsychologyE press series ➔ Understand quickly ➔ Revise effectively ➔ Take exams with confidence ‘All of the revision material I need in one place – a must for psychology undergrads.’ Andrea Franklin, Psychology student at Anglia Ruskin University ‘Very useful, straight to the point and provides guidance to the student, while helping them to develop independent learning.’ Lindsay Pitcher, Psychology student at Anglia Ruskin University ‘Engaging, interesting, comprehensive . . . it helps to guide understanding and boosts confidence.’ Megan Munro, Forensic Psychology student at Leeds Trinity University College ‘Very useful . . . bridges the gap between Statistics textbooks and Statistics workbooks.’ Chris Lynch, Psychology student at the University of Chester ‘The answer guidelines are brilliant, I wish I had had it last year.’ Tony Whalley, Psychology student at the University of Chester ‘I definitely would (buy a revision guide) as I like the structure, the assessment advice and practice questions and would feel more confident knowing exactly what to revise and having something to refer to.’ Steff Copestake, Psychology student at the University of Chester ‘The clarity is absolutely first rate . . . These chapters will be an excellent revision guide for students as well as providing a good opportunity for novel forms of assessment in and out of class.’  Dr Deaglan Page, Queen’s University, Belfast ‘Do you think they will help students when revising/working towards assessment? Unreservedly, yes.’ Dr Mike Cox, Newcastle University ‘The revision guide should be very helpful to students preparing for their exams.’ Dr Kun Guo, University of Lincoln ‘A brilliant revision guide, very helpful for students of all levels.’ Svetoslav Georgiev, Psychology student at Anglia Ruskin University ‘Develops knowledge and understanding in an easy to read manner with details on how to structure the best answers for essays and practical problems – vital for university students.’ Emily Griffiths, Psychology student at Leeds Metropolitan University ‘Brilliant! Easy to read and understand – I would recommend this revision guide to every sport psychology student.’ Thomas Platt, Psychology student at Leeds Metropolitan University Mark Allen London South Bank University Paul McCarthy Glasgow Caledonian University Series editor: Dominic Upton University of Worcester Psychology Sport Psychology Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1279 623623 Web: www.pearson.com/uk First published 2014 (print and electronic) © Pearson Education Limited 2014 (print and electronic) The rights of Mark Allen and Paul McCarthy to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The print publication is protected by copyright. Prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, distribution or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, permission should be obtained from the publisher or, where applicable, a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom should be obtained from the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. The ePublication is protected by copyright and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased, or as strictly permitted by appl