21A – Interview with Amy Whitehead, LJMU, Think Aloud Protocols, Decision Making in Sport

A discussion with Amy Whitehead, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Physical Education, at Liverpool John Moores University. We discuss her new study looking at the effect of pressure on the thought processes of golfers, using the Think Aloud protocol to investigate and improve sports performance, and what it’s like to work as an applied sports psychologist.

 

More information about my guest:

https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-education-health-and-community/sport-studies-leisure-and-nutrition/amy-whitehead

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amy_Whitehead4

https://twitter.com/a_whitehead1

 

Links:

Evidence for Skill Level Differences in the Thought Processes of Golfers During High and Low Pressure Situations

The Decision Specific Reinvestment Scale

 

 

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

 

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I’m on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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