role of, 38;
social-cognitive approach, 44–55;
task orientation, 44, 45;
theories of, 42–3;
types of, 39–42
motivation general-arousal, 155
motivation general-mastery, 155, 156
motivational climate, 46, 285
motor cycle racing, 262
motor imagery, 133, 138;
see also kinaesthetic imagery;
mental practice
motor racing:
fatal accidents, 262
Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised (MIQ-R), 137, 158
MP see mental practice
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), 111, 133
Multidimensional Sport Cohesion Instrument (MSCI), 204–5
muscular relaxation, 97
music, 84
myths, 30–1
NASPSPA see North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
naturalistic observation, 17, 19, 285
Nazis, 201
need for achievement, 43
negative expectations, 72
negative thoughts and worries, 73
nervousness, 69, 70, 95, 105;
see also anxiety
netball, 262
neuroimaging see brain imaging
neuromuscular theories of mental practice, 144, 145, 285
neuropsychology, 285
neuroscientific imaging, 285;
see also brain imaging
neuroscientific research:
attention, on, 110–12
neurotransmitter, 285
New Penguin English Dictionary, 201
New Zealand, 91, 168
Nicholas, Alison, 4
Nicklaus, Jack, 95, 153
Nideffer’s Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS), 108–10, 129
NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), 145
norepinephrine, 285
Norman, Greg, 90, 91
Norris, Bill, 261
North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), 6, 16;
journal, 29;
website, 28
Subject index 341