Laboratory Name:

Performance Psychology Laboratory

Institution:

University of Florida, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences

Key Faculty:

Christopher M. Janelle 

Robert N. Singer

Affiliated Faculty:

Heather A. Hausenblas 

Peter R. Giacobbi

 Contact:

Christopher M. Janelle

cjanelle@hhp.ufl.edu 

Research Overview:

The primary mission of the Performance Psychology Laboratory is to explore the cognitive and emotional processes necessary to perform effectively in sport, exercise, and ergonomic settings, with implications toward improving the overall productivity and well-being of individuals who participate in these settings. The Laboratory is housed within the newly renovated Florida Gym, and includes faculty offices, seven large testing rooms, a computer room, reception area, a graduate students' area, and a conference room. The lab is also equipped with the latest in technology for the facilitation of state of the art research in sport and exercise psychology. Instrumentation includes two Applied Sciences Laboratory eye tracking systems (head mounted and desk mounted systems) along with the Flock of Birds head tracking system, Panasonic 7350 videotape players and numerous projection units and monitors, BioPac EEG, EMG, GSR, and ECG modules with AcKnowledge biological data software, Therapeutics Unlimited EMG and force modules, Genisco load cells, and Automove EMG triggered neuromuscular electrical stimulation units. The research capabilities in the laboratory allow for a wide range of research to take place. Primary current areas of interest include but are not limited to topics such as: emotional influences on attention during motor performance; the psychophysiology of elite sport performance; preperformance state, routines, and automaticity; cognitions and performance in reactive conditions; and cognitive and perceptual bases of body image distortion; exercise dependence; and affective influences on exercise behavior. Current research in the Lab is sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP).

 Recent Publications:

Janelle, C.M., Hausenblas, H.A., Fallon, E.A., & Ellis Gardner, R. (in                 press). Body image dissatisfaction: A visual search examination of attentional biases.  Journal of Eating and Weight Disorders. 

Hausenblas, H.A., Janelle, C.M., & Gardner, S.R. (in press). Viewing           physique slides: Immediate and long-term affective responses of women at high and low risk for eating disorders. Journal of Clinical and Social Psychology.

Singer, R.N. (in press).  Preperformance state, routines, and automaticity.       What does it mean to realize automaticity in self-paced  events? Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

Singer, R.N., Hausenblas, H.A., & Janelle, C.M. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of    sport psychology. New York:  Wiley.

Giacobbi, P.R., Jr., Hausenblas, H.A., Fallon, E.A., & Hall, C. (in press). Even more about exercise imagery: An in-depth interview study of exercise imagery. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.

Janelle, C.M., Hillman, C.H., Apparies, R., Murray, N.P., Meili, L., Fallon, E.A., & Hatfield, B.D. (2000). Expertise differences in cortical activation and gaze behavior during rifle shooting. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 22, 167-182.

Singer, R.N., & Janelle, C.M. (1999). Determining sport expertise: From genes to supremes. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 30,      117-150.

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