Once again I was interviewed by a Brazilian media network. This time I was asked to talk about anxiety before and during a marathon, and how runners can cope with it. The piece is in Portuguese. To view it, click here.

Hello McGill students, Your statistics midterms are quickly approaching. The PSYC204 (Intro to Stats) midterm is on October 27th and the PSYC305 (ANOVA) is on October 19th. I will be holding midterm review sessions for both courses. The Intro to Stats review session will be on October 25th, from 6pm to 8pm. The ANOVA review session will be on October 15th, from 2pm to 4pm. Both sessions will be held at the Currie Gym Bld., r. 408/9. The sessions will.  Read the rest of the entry…

Yesterday I was interviewed by a Brazilian media network. More specifically, a journalist covering marathons wanted me to talk about the use of imagery in half marathons, and how it can help runners prepare for a race. The journalistic piece is in Portuguese. To view it, click here.

Imagery is the creation or re-creation of an experience generated from memory that is under conscious control, and which may occur without the stimulus associated with the actual experience (Moris, Spittle, & Watt, 2005). Imagery can help enhance performance by strengthening muscle memory. It activates brain structures and mental processes similar to those activated in the execution of a physical motion creating a mental blueprint of the movement. Imagery gives the athlete an opportunity to rehearse the sequence of movements.  Read the rest of the entry…

Goal setting is the most common performance enhancing technique in sport psychology. Goal setting improves performance by directing attention to the important elements of a skill, mobilizing efforts, prolonging persistence, and developing new learning strategies. It is a very powerful strategy that can improve confidence, motivation, injury recovery time, and others aspects of high performance – but, for so, it must be used correctly. There are three types of goals: process goals, performance goals, and outcome goals. Process goals are.  Read the rest of the entry…