Time – 3 hours Max. Marks = 100
External marks: 80
Internal marks: 20
Note: The paper setter is required to set ten questions from five units, two questions from each
unit. Candidate is required to attempt five questions in all selecting one question from each unit.
All questions carry equal marks.
UNIT-I
Introduction of Sports Psychology
Meaning and scope of sports psychology, importance of sports psychology to teachers,
coaches and trainers.
Psychological demands of Sports activity, Basis of psychological preparation of an
athlete
Meaning and mechanism of cognitive processes, Factor influencing, Cognitive processes
in athlete, Improvement of cognitive abilities
Meaning and significance of perception, reaction time, movement time, reflex and
response time in sports.
UNIT-II
Psychology of motor learning
Meaning and definition of learning, Theories of learning (a) trail and error theory (b)
theory of insight, Laws of learning and their implications
Nature and principle of motor learning, factor affecting of learning, Learning curves and
plateau in learning, transfer of learning its implication of sports.
UNIT-III
Emotional process and motivation in Sports
Meaning and definition of emotions influence of emotions in training and competition,
role of Physical Education and sports in balance development of emotion.
Meaning and definition of motivation, types of motivation, techniques of motivation and
doses of motivation.
Persistence in motivation and role of motivation in training & competition
UNIT-IV
Psychological factors effective sports performance and personality
The role of stress, Anxiety, tension and aggression in sports performance
Meaning definition in types of personality, Personality and their relationship of sports,
the concept of athlete personality and factor affecting the development of personality.
Role of physical education in sports in the development of personality (subjective, test of
personality) (Rorsha, Cattel, Eysonik) and objective techniques, Psyco-socio conflict of
personality
UNIT-V
Minimum and definition of stress, causes and symptoms of stress, effect of stress on
sports performance
Fear, strain, depression and anxiety, management of stress in training & competition
Psycho-regulation procedure, Psycho-therapy, Pep-talk, discussion and diversion therapy.
Relaxation techniques (a) progressive relaxation (b) Autogenic (c) Bio-feedback (d)
Hypnosis & Yoga.
REFERENCE
1. Bhatia, Hans Raj, Test Book of Education Psychology, Delhi: Macmillan,2003.
2. Rouben.B.Frost : Psychological concepts applied to Physical Education and Coaching,
Edition, Wesley Publishing Co.London.
3. Dridge & Hung : Psychological foundations of Education. Harper and Row Publishers.
4. Jain, D.,Introduction to Psychology, New Delhi: K.S.K,2003.
5. Kamlesh, M.L.Education Sports Psychology, New Delhi, Friends Pub.,2006.
6. Kamlesh,M.L.,Key Ideas in Sport Psychology, New Delhi, Friends Pub.2007
Kutty, S.K Foundations of Sports & Exercise Psychology, New Delhi: Sports,2004.
7. Robert.S.Weinberg - Foundations of Sports and Exercise Psychology (Third Edition)
Daniel Gould
8. Jack H.Liewellyn - Psychology of Coaching : Theory and Application (Surjeet Publisher
New
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