Historical Development of Sports and Exercise Psychology
Period 1: Early Years (1893–1920)
Period 2: The Development of Laboratories and Psychological Testing (1921–1938)
Period 3: Preparation for the Future (1939–1965)
Period 4: Establishment of Academic Sport Psychology (1966–1977)
Period 5: Multidisciplinary Science and Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology
(1978–1999)
Period 6: Contemporary Sport and Exercise Psychology (2000–Present)
History of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Period 1: Early Years (1893–1920)
Highlights of Period 1
1893: E.W. Scripture conducts data-based studies of athletes at Yale, examining reaction
and movement times as well as the transfer of physical training.
1897: Norman Triplett conducts the first social psychology and sport psychology
experiment, studying the effects of others on cyclists’ performances.
1897: Second Olympic Congress debates the psychological effect of sport on youths.
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