PsychCrunch

Episode 7


Listen Later

This is Episode Seven of PsychCrunch, the podcast from the British Psychological Society's Research Digest, sponsored by Routledge 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 and HanshawPerformance.com), Marc Jones (Staffordshire University) and Sanda Dolcos (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Studies discussed in the episode include:

Cardiovascular indices of challenge and threat states predict performance The inner speech of behavioral regulation: Intentions and task performance strengthen when you talk to yourself as a You Effect of self-talk and imagery on the response time of trained martial artists.

Episode credits: Presented and produced by Christian Jarrett. Mixing engineer Jeff Knowler. PsychCrunch theme music Catherine Loveday and Jeff Knowler. Additional music Vincent Pedulla and Jeffrey Peterson (via Pond5). Art work Tim Grimshaw.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

PsychCrunchBy The British Psychological Society Research Digest

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

11 ratings


More shows like PsychCrunch

View all
Woman's Hour by BBC Radio 4

Woman's Hour

392 Listeners

Inside Health by BBC Radio 4

Inside Health

85 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

899 Listeners

The Food Programme by BBC Radio 4

The Food Programme

269 Listeners

Comedy of the Week by BBC Radio 4

Comedy of the Week

495 Listeners

The Audio Long Read by The Guardian

The Audio Long Read

830 Listeners

All in the Mind by BBC Radio 4

All in the Mind

80 Listeners

The Psychology Podcast by iHeartPodcasts

The Psychology Podcast

1,831 Listeners

How To Academy Podcast by How To Academy

How To Academy Podcast

58 Listeners

Today in Focus by The Guardian

Today in Focus

998 Listeners

ZOE Science & Nutrition by ZOE

ZOE Science & Nutrition

2,026 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,288 Listeners

Dial Emma by Emma Reed Turrell

Dial Emma

93 Listeners

Therapy Works by Julia Samuel

Therapy Works

63 Listeners

What's Up Docs? by BBC Radio 4

What's Up Docs?

116 Listeners