Judgment, Decision-making and Success in Sport (W-B Series in Sport and Exercise Psychology Book 1)

"Judgment, Decision-Making and Success in Sport presents a thorough overview and assessment of the study of Judgment and Decision-Making (JDM) in sports psychology, and represents an important source of information for those interested in the possible causes and reasons for success and failure in sport... The only book to apply the principles of JDM to sport. Applies theory to practice by looking at problems of athletes, coaches, and referees and providing recommendations for dealing with them. Offers an overview of current JDM research. Useful for psychologists, physical education teachers, sports scientists, and researchers in this field."-- "Judgment, Decision-Making and Success in Sport introduces the fundamental approaches of Judgment and Decision-Making (JDM) research in psychology and applies them directly to a variety of JDM problems in sport"-- Judgement, Decision Making and Success in Sport......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Judgement and Decision Making as a Topic of Sport Science......Page 11 Maximization and optimization in sport......Page 13 JDM history......Page 14 The development of JDM research in sport......Page 16 Rationale and structure of this book......Page 20 Theories of (Social) Judgement......Page 23 Psychophysics......Page 26 Social judgement theory......Page 28 Social cognition......Page 29 Summary......Page 35 Theories of Decision Making......Page 37 Subjective expected utility theory......Page 41 Prospect theory......Page 42 Decisional field theory......Page 43 Simple heuristic approach......Page 45 Summary......Page 47 Expertise in JDM......Page 49 What are the components of expertise in JDM?......Page 52 How can we measure JDM expertise?......Page 53 How can we explain JDM expertise?......Page 56 How can we develop JDM expertise?......Page 57 Summary......Page 58 Athletes......Page 61 Judging one’s own performance......Page 63 What choices are athletes confronted with?......Page 69 How do athletes choose?......Page 76 JDM training for athletes......Page 88 Summary......Page 99 Managers and Coaches......Page 101 JDM as a leadership task......Page 103 Managerial JDM......Page 105 Coaches’ JDM......Page 118 Summary......Page 131 Referees......Page 133 The tasks of referees......Page 136 Perceptual limitations......Page 137 Prior knowledge......Page 142 Rules of information integration......Page 146 Improving referees’ JDM......Page 149 Summary......Page 153 Observers......Page 155 Biases in judgements of sport performance......Page 158 Predictions and betting......Page 164 Summary......Page 170 References......Page 173 Author Index......Page 199 Subject Index......Page 211 Judgement, Decision Making and Success in Sport 1 Contents 7 Preface 9 Judgement and Decision Making as a Topic of Sport Science 11 Maximization and optimization in sport 13 JDM history 14 The development of JDM research in sport 16 Rationale and structure of this book 20 Theories of (Social) Judgement 23 Psychophysics 26 Social judgement theory 28 Social cognition 29 Summary 35 Theories of Decision Making 37 Subjective expected utility theory 41 Prospect theory 42 Decisional field theory 43 Simple heuristic approach 45 Summary 47 Expertise in JDM 49 What are the components of expertise in JDM? 52 How can we measure JDM expertise? 53 How can we explain JDM expertise? 56 How can we develop JDM expertise? 57 Summary 58 Athletes 61 Judging one’s own performance 63 What choices are athletes confronted with? 69 How do athletes choose? 76 JDM training for athletes 88 Summary 99 Managers and Coaches 101 JDM as a leadership task 103 Managerial JDM 105 Coaches’ JDM 118 Summary 131 Referees 133 The tasks of referees 136 Perceptual limitations 137 Prior knowledge 142 Rules of information integration 146 Improving referees’ JDM 149 Summary 153 Observers 155 Biases in judgements of sport performance 158 Predictions and betting 164 Summary 170 References 173 Author Index 199 Subject Index 211 9780470694541,(hardback),9780470694534,(paper) John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (UK) Machine generated contents note: 1. Judgment and Decision Making as a topic of sport science. 1.1 Maximization and optimization in sport. 1.2 JDM history. 1.3 The development of JDM research in sport. 1.4 Rationale and structure of this book. 2. Theories of (social) judgment. 2.1 Psychophysics. 2.2 Social Judgment Theory. 2.3 Social cognition. 2.4 Summary. 3. Theories of decision making. 3.1 Subjective Expected Utility Theory. 3.2 Prospect Theory. 3.3 Decisional Field Theory. 3.4 Simple heuristic approach. 3.5 Summary. 4. Expertise in JDM. 4.1 What are the components of expertise in JDM? 4.2 How can we measure JDM expertise? 4.3 How can we explain JDM expertise? 4.4 How can we develop JDM expertise? 4.5 Summary. 5. Athletes. 5.1 Judging one's own performance. 5.2 What choices are athletes confronted with? 5.3 How do athletes choose? 5.4 JDM training for athletes. 5.5 Summary. 6. Managers and Coaches. 6.1 JDM as a leadership task. 6.2 Managerial JDM. 6.3 Coaches' JDM. 7. Referees. 7.1 The tasks of referees. 7.1 Perceptual limitations. 7.2 Prior knowledge. 7.4. Rules of information integration. 7.5. Improving referees' JDM. 8. Observers. 8.1 Biases in judgments of sport performance. 8.2 Predictions and betting. References. Index. Judgment, Decision-Making and Success in Sport presents a thorough overview and assessment of the study of Judgment and Decision-Making (JDM) in sports psychology, and represents an important source of information for those interested in the possible causes and reasons for success and failure in sport.

• The only book to apply the principles of JDM to sport
• Applies theory to practice by looking at problems of athletes, coaches, and referees and providing recommendations for dealing with them
• Offers an overview of current JDM research
• Useful for psychologists, physical education teachers, sports scientists, and researchers in this field

"Judgment, Decision-Making and Success in Sport presents a thorough overview and assessment of the study of Judgment and Decision-Making (JDM) in sports psychology, and represents an important source of information for those interested in the possible causes and reasons for success and failure in sport ... The only book to apply the principles of JDM to sport. Applies theory to practice by looking at problems of athletes, coaches, and referees and providing recommendations for dealing with them. Offers an overview of current JDM research. Useful for psychologists, physical education teachers, sports scientists, and researchers in this field."-- Provided by publisher "Judgment, Decision-Making and Success in Sport introduces the fundamental approaches of Judgment and Decision-Making (JDM) research in psychology and applies them directly to a variety of JDM problems in sport"-- Provided by publisher