Theory of Attentional and Personal Style vs. Test of ...

Theory of Attentional and Personal Style vs. Test ofAttentional and interpersonal Style (TAIS)Robert M. Nideffer, investigators have emphasized how important it is for both researchers and appliedpractitioners in the field of performance psychology to have a sound theoretical base that guidestheir work (Moran, 1996; Abernethy, 1993; Druckman & Swets, 1988). This is especially true inthe cognitive area where Moran maintains that research on concentration in athletes has beenconducted largely in a theoretical vacuum (pg. 235). The reason often given for the failure to ofinvestigators to have a theoretical bases for their hypotheses is the belief that there is an absenceof well developed theories to study cognitive skills like attention, concentration, and informationprocessing in sport (Masters & Lambert, 1989; Boutcher, 1992).I would like to argue that there is a very well developed theoretical framework for examining therelationship between cognitive processes, emotional arousal, and performance.

For TAIS to be used to test the theory of attentional and interpersonal style, the attentional constructs measured by the inventory, would have to be valid.

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