research, 138, 139–50;
research designs and findings, 139–40, 144;
research evaluation, 140–4;
research validation, 140–3;
skilled performance, effects on, 139;
theories of, 144–9;
see also mental imagery
mental rehearsal, 98, 138, 140, 146;
theories of, 145;
see also mental practice (MP)
mental side of sport, 7–9
mental software:
expertise in sport, and, 168, 170
mental time-sharing, 103
mental toughness, 5, 9–11;
components of, 9–10;
meaning and measurement, 9–11;
perceptions of, 9;
simulation training, 98–9
Mental Toughness Questionnaire, 10
mental training see mental practice (MP)
mental travel, 137
Mestre, Audrey, 64
meta-analysis, 139, 285
meta-attention, 127, 285
meta-imagery, 285
metacognition, 182, 285
Mickelson, Phil, 4
mindful practice, 162
mindless drills, 162
MIQ-R (Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised), 137, 158
Moliere, La Malade Imaginaire, 43
Montgomerie, Colin, 4
mood states:
exercise and, 234, 239;
overtraining and, 239;
Profile of Mood States (POMS), 234, 266
motivation, 12, 37–67, 162;
achievement motivation, 281;
definition, 285;
ego orientation, 44–5;
extrinsic and intrinsic, 39–42, 284;
goal-setting, 55–64
(see also goal-setting);
increasing, 55–6;
nature of, 38–9;
personality approach, 43–4;
popular understanding of, 39;
praise, and, 42;
research projects, 66;
rewards, 41–2;
risky sports, 64–6;
Subject index 340