What kind of stuff is this? I know that often all the people who LOST the event did that as well, but I also know that there is research that compares pre visualization to post visualization performance, and that when measured against their own ability, the visualizer does better post visualization.
I would be pleased to know the references to this research. Of course, a "pre-" and "post-" design would not be adequate here because any improvement may be due to more practice (the performance after the "pre-" phase of the experiment) rather than to the visualization itself. Still, I would be interested to know the references to whatever studies have convinced sport psychologists that visualization is a significant determinant of athletic performance.
I can (and have) improved my game with visualization, and have worked with high school and college athletes using the method.
Which is interesting, but not comparable to well-controlled studies.
Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
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On Monday, Oct 6, 2003, at 08:39 America/Indianapolis, Christopher D. Green wrote:
I do not know whether visualization does any of the things claimed for it by sport psychologists, though I must admit to some scepticism. Whenever I hear the winner of some event talk about how important vizualization was to his or her performance, I can't help but think "Yeah, but all the people who LOST the event did that as well."
Dr. Bob Wildlbood Lecturer in Psychology Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, IN 56904-9003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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