Joan and Allen- It is specifically taught to them that it indeed increases focus and energy. Mostly, without evidence so far as I know. I have looked but not as extensively as a scholar should. :) Tim
_______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: Joan Warmbold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 7/17/2008 12:03 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] The tennis grunt My guess is that it's a learned behavior selected by the player because it has been reinforced by making them feel like it provides them with more energy and focus. Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Michael Sylvester asks: >>Is the grunt that emanates when female tennis players at Wimbledon hit >> the > ball >> a) learned behavior >> b) fixed action biological pattern >> c) displaced targeted aggression >> d) an aha! experience >> e) other.Please explain > > I suspect that their trainers have encouraged them to "grunt" as a way of > (supposedly) getting more "oomph" into their strokes. It doesn't only > apply > to female tennis players (whose higher pitch produces what I would call > more like a screech) but also to several male players (though again it > doesn't sound like a "grunt" to me -- I'm not sure what to call it). > > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > http://www.esterson.org > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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