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Behavioural Assessment in Sport Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Mervyn Jackson
Mervyn Jackson*
Affiliation:
Phillip Institute of Technology
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Department of Psychology, Phillip Institute of Technology, Plenty Road, Bundoora Vic 3083
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Abstract

The direct and indirect behavioural assessment measures are outlined and illustrated with examples from research in the sport psychology field. The major issues of behavioural assessment are related to this area of research and recommendations for the future direction of this research are made.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 1986, pp. 81 - 84
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1986

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