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> February 8, 2002:
Hour One: Particle Physics
News / Sport Psychology
One week after the surprising victory of the New England Patriots over
the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl, the sports world is gearing up
for another major event - the opening of the winter Olympic Games in
Salt Lake City. Attending the games, along with the fans, athletes,
coaches, and physical trainers, will be a crew of psychologists trying
to tweak their patients' mental performance. In this hour of Science
Friday, we'll take a look at the role that psychology plays in athletic
performance. Is winning mostly mental? And why do people 'choke' under
pressure?
We'll also find out about recent research in the world of particle
physics, and the search for the gluino. The big news? Scientists at
Fermilab haven't found the gluino yet. We'll talk about why that's important
with one of the scientists leading the hunt.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners'
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required).
Guests:
Maria Spiropulu
Fermi Fellow, Experimental High Energy Physics
Enrico Fermi Institute
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Dan Gould
Director, Sport and
Exercise Psychology Lab
Bank of America Excellence Professor, Department
of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Sian Beilock
Doctoral Candidate, Kinesiology
and Psychology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Karen Cogan
Sport Psychologist, U.S.
Freestyle Mogul Team
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Coordinator of Practicum and Consultation Services, Center
for Sport Psychology University of
North Texas
Denton, Texas
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Physics News Update: New Limits on the Search for Missing SUSY
NY
Times: (free reg. required):Years of Research Yield Nothing, and That's
Good News for Physicists
APA Division 47
AAASP Online - American Academy
of Applied Sport Psychology
Psychwatch:
Sport Psychology
Mental
Health Net - Health & Sports Psychology
Athletic
Insight - The Online Journal of Sport Psychology
Sport
and Exercise Psychology
Open
Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Health and Sports
About.com:
Sport Psychology, Athletes, and the Olympics
This segment produced by: Charles
Bergquist
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