Journal: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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Routledge

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1612-197X
1557-251X

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  • Investigating the effect of model type and practice format on performance expectations and actual physical performance
    Item type: Journal Article
    Cumming, Jennifer; Ramsey, Richard (2011)
    International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
    Based on social cognitive theory, we tested the effects of model type (mastery vs. coping) and form of practice (physical, imagery, or none) on performance expectations (self-efficacy and perceived task difficulty) and balance on a stabilometer task. After obtaining baseline measures, 78 participants viewed either mastery or coping demonstrations of the task and practiced according to their allocated condition for 3 minutes. Following practice, all measures were assessed for a second time. Physical practice improved actual performance more than imagery and no practice. In support of social cognitive theory, physical and imagery practice raised self-efficacy beliefs, but only physical practice made the task seem easier to perform. Model type did not influence performance. We show that inflated estimates of physical ability following imagery, which are discordant with one's actual ability (estimation inflation), are not based on false perceptions of task difficulty. Our data concur with other studies that report no advantage of using a coping model over a mastery model when improving performance of a novel motor task.
  • Exploring a modified conceptualization of imagery direction and golf putting performance
    Item type: Journal Article
    Ramsey, Richard; Cumming, Jennifer; Edwards, Martin Gareth (2008)
    International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
    This study investigated a modified conceptualization of imagery direction and its subsequent effects on golf putting performance. A progression in the directional imagery literature was made by eliminating the need for participants to intentionally create persuasively harmful images as they rarely occur, if at all, in the sporting domain. Thus, we explored a more ecologically valid conceptualization of debilitative imagery and measured the effects on sports performance (golf putting). Seventy five participants were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: (a) facilitative imagery, (b) suppressive imagery (debilitative), or (c) no‐imagery control. After performing imagery, the facilitative imagery group successfully putted significantly more golf balls than the suppressive imagery group. This finding suggests that a non‐persuasive conceptualization of debilitative imagery can result in disparate effects on performance compared to facilitative imagery. In doing so, this adds ecological strength to the imagery direction literature by suggesting debilitative imagery need not be persuasive to influence motor skill performance.
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