3. Reinvestment and Decision-Making

About this Lecture

Lecture

In this lecture, we think about the reinvestment model and its implications for sport performance, focusing in particular on: (i) reinvestment as the conscious attempt to control movements which have become automated by returning to explicit rules; (ii) why a tendency towards reinvestment is generally seen as a negative character trait in athletes; (iii) how reinvestment can be measured, focusing in particular on the Decision-Specific Reinvestment Scale (DSRS); (iv) several studies which suggest that high levels of reinvestment have a negative impact on the decision-making ability of sports officials and consider some of the practical implications of this research.

Course

In this course, Dr Dan Bishop (Brunel University London) explores a range of topics in sports and exercise psychology. In the first lecture, we think how anxiety impacts sport performance. In the second lecture, we think about the relationship between exercise and mental health. In the third lecture, we think about the reinvestment model and its impact on decision-making. Next, we think about learning by observing and imagining. In the fifth and final lecture, we think about different psychological models of the athlete personality.

Lecturer

Dr Dan Bishop is a Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology at Brunel University London, a British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Psychologist registered to practise with the HCPC, an Associate Fellow of the BPS, and a Fellow of Advance HE.