Teeing up for success: The effects of rational and irrational self‐talk on the putting performance of amateur golfers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.06.012
Abstract: ABSTRACT The investigation of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) in sport settings is growing, but controlled experimental field studies are sparse. In the limited extant literature, researchers have found that irrational (extreme, rigid, and illogical)… read more here.
Keywords: irrational self; rational irrational; self; performance ... See more keywords
Rationalization is irrational and self-serving, but useful
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19002218
Abstract: Abstract Rationalization through reduction of cognitive dissonance does not have the function of representational exchange. Instead, cognitive dissonance is part of the “psychological immune system” (Gilbert 2006; Mandelbaum 2019) and functions to protect the self-concept… read more here.
Keywords: rationalization irrational; irrational self; serving useful; self ... See more keywords