Evaluation of Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE): A New Approach to Promote Flow in Athletes #1 Abstract The construct of mindfulness appears to be compatible with theories of flow and peak performance in sport. The present study assessed how Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement (MSPE)‚ a new 4-week program‚ affected flow states‚ performance‚ and psychological characteristics of 11 archers and 21 golfers from the community. Participants completed trait measures of anxiety‚ perfectionism
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Implicit Leadership Theories Since the beginning of leadership literature‚ many researchers and studies tried to explain effective leadership from different perspectives. Early studies focused on the identification of traits that distinguished leaders from followers. Despite many studies have been carried out in the field‚ there was no universal list of traits presented containing characteristics that would guarantee success of leaders (Lussier & Achua‚ 2004). This failure led to the shift of
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MALWARE AND ITS EFFECTS ON COMPUTER PRIVACY AND SECURITY The Internet is a system of interconnected networks able to continually amplify its range of sites surpassing its predecessor‚ the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency) which was developed by the American military in the 60’s (Abbate‚ 2000). It has progressed‚ with the social and economic aspect of its use becoming complex‚ with illegal activities reaching
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The term “enhancement”‚ at first‚ looks to many as a word of welfare and virtue. Enhancements in technology allow populations across the globe to achieve a better livelihood. Enhancements in education generate a bright future of young innovators. However‚ these attachments are not necessarily true with regards to all walks of life. Physical enhancements‚ specifically‚ the use of aesthetic surgery in adolescence‚ create an unnecessary risk devised from psychological delusions. Social sublimation‚
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The Harvard University ’s Implicit Association Test is used to measure a person ’s level of unconscious bias. The test administers a variety of assessments to determine the subject ’s views on certain issues‚ such as gender‚ race‚ disability and weight. I chose to test my subconscious attitudes about European and African Americans. Before taking the Implicit Association Test‚ I did not think that I had a bias towards European Americans. I was very surprised that my test results proved that I do have
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Design Project 1 Submitted by: Malang‚ Patrick James M. Meneses‚ John Levi M. Palma‚ Michael Q. Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering The Enhancement of the Quadruped Robot 3 Foreign Study 1. A TOY ROCK CLIMBING ROBOT The goal of this thesis was to build a simple toy rock climbing robot‚ and to explore problems related to grasping‚ path planning‚ and robot control. The robot is capable of climbing a wall of pegs either under manual control through
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Explicit and Implicit Barriers: how they impact MNCs Benjamin Osiel International marketing is a concrete field and established on the principle that transactions can be carried out through International marketing much more effectively because of many necessities that are still unsatisfied throughout the world. Hence‚ this particular field could improve the quality of life of each individual (Cayla and Arnould‚ 2008). It is identified that organisations would experience difficulties by exporting
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The Impact of Customer Trust and Perception of Security Control on the Acceptance of Electronic Commerce Author(s): Bomil Suh and Ingoo Han Reviewed work(s): Source: International Journal of Electronic Commerce‚ Vol. 7‚ No. 3 (Spring‚ 2003)‚ pp. 135161 Published by: M.E. Sharpe‚ Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27751068 . Accessed: 09/12/2012 05:40 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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intergroup biases (Monteith et al.‚ 2015). Sometimes these implicit biases have a greater impact on an individual’s discriminatory behavior than explicit biases (Robb & Stone‚ 2016). As a consequence‚ there has been increased judicial consideration for psychological research on implicit biases in legal testimony over the past two decades (Aiken et al.‚ 2013). The most widely used measure for studying implicit social cognition is the Implicit Association Test (IAT)‚ developed at the University of Washington
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Security Assessment and Recommendation Aircraft Solutions is a recognized leader in the design and fabrication of component products and services for companies in the electronics‚ commercial‚ defense‚ and aerospace industry. Based in Southern California‚ Aircraft Solutions has an excellent record of rendering services and employees that are dedicated to providing high quality customer service. The company’s workforce has a large skill base: design engineers‚ programmers‚ machinists‚ and assembly
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