Coleman Griffith

1. Coleman Griffith Father of Sport Psychology Scott R. Furtwengler EPSY 8351 History & Philosophy of Psychological Systems Tuesday, June 26, 2012

2. Overview History of sport psychology Coleman Griffith Relation to my research interests

3. History of Sport Psychology The Early Years (1895-1920) The Griffith Era (1920-1938) Preparation for the Future (1938-1965) The Establishment of Academic Sport Psychology (1966-1977) Multidisciplinary Science & Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology (1978-2000) Contemporary Sport and Exercise Psychology (2000-present)

4. Coleman Griffith - Bio Born May 22, 1893 in Iowa 1915 A. B., Greenville College 1920 Ph.D., University of Illinois 1925-1932 Research in Athletics lab 1932-1944 Bureau of Institutional Research 1944-1953 Provost 1956 NEA’s Office of Statistical Information 1962 Oregon State System of Higher Ed 1966 Dies at age 72

5. Coleman Griffith – Pedigree

6. Coleman Griffith “Psychology and Its Relation to Athletic Competition” (1925) To teach young and inexperienced coaches Adapt information already gained in the field of psychology to sport Use the scientific method & experimental lab to discover new facts and principles that would aid the practitioner in the field

7. Coleman Griffith Four Types of systematic observation & research The gathering , compiling, and interpreting of records from different practice fields The observations of shifting moods and temperaments of athletes when apparatus failed to do so The surveying of athletic aptitude and athletic talent The solving of special psychological and physiological problems

8. Coleman Griffith Examples of experimental research Effect of physical exercise on rate of learning Effects of emotions and anxiety on learning Psychological hunches and jinxes Effect of will power on performance The psychology of pep sessions Relation between exercise, learning, and resistance to disease

9. Coleman Griffith Griffith’s Legacy Delineation of functions of the field Receptivity to multiple ways of studying sport psychology Contributions to psychology and to sport Positive, realistic, expectations for the field Focus on performance enhancement and personal growth Recognition that knowledge knows no international borders Advancing both research and practice

10. My Research Interests Background Robert Furtwengler’s martial arts school: Zen and Maxwell Maltz Maurice Merleau-Ponty : Mind-Body problem Played and coached basketball and volleyball Sport Psychology at University of Tennessee-Knoxville Honors program administrator Beliefs and their effect on learning & performance

11. My Research Interests Motivation in Education Achievement Motivation Theory: Atkinson, McClelland Attribution Theory: Heider , Weiner, Achievement Goal Theory: Duda , Dweck, Maehr , Nicholls Roberts Self-efficacy Theory: Bandura Self-perceptions of competence: Harter Expectancy-Values Theories: Eccles & Wigfield , Lewin Stereotype Threat: Steele

12. My Research Interests Personal epistemology: beliefs about knowledge and knowing Mindset (Dweck) Placebo effect Belief formation Self-theories/Implicit Theories Belief bias Naïve theories

13. My Research Interests Can we modify long-held beliefs to improve learning and performance? Is attribution retraining possible ? Can successful instruction ever effectively eliminate early, erroneous intuitions or will they persist of the comprehensiveness or systematicity of the newly acquired theory? Are beliefs habituated thoughts? What are the neural correlates of belief ?

14. My Research Interests Mangels , J. A., Butterfield, B., Lamb, J., Good, C., & Dweck, C. S. (2006). Why do beliefs about intelligence influence learning success? A social cognitive neuroscience model. Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience , 1 , 75-86. doi:10.1093/scan/nsl013   Shtulman , A . and Valcarcel , J. (2012). Scientific knowledge suppresses but does not supplant earlier intuitions. Cognition , 124 , 209-215.

15. My Research Interests What are your questions?

16. References Boring, E.G. (1950). A history of experimental psychology. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts . Griffith , C. R. (1925). Psychology and its relations to athletic competition. American Physical Education Review, 30 , 193-199 . Kroll, W . & Lewis, G. (1970). America's First Sport Psychologist. Quest (00336297) , 13 1-4 . Weinberg, R. S . & Gould, D. (2007). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology . Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.