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Author(s): David Vernon
ISBN(s): 9780203876473, 0203876474
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Year: 2009
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0203876474
ISBN 13: 9780203876473
Author: David Vernon

Throughout time, people have explored the ways in which they can improve some aspect of their performance. Such attempts are more visible today, with many working to gain an ‘edge’ on their performance, whether it is to learn a new language, improve memory or increase golf handicaps. This book examines a range of techniques that are intended to help improve some aspect of performance, and examines how well they are able to achieve this. The various performance enhancing techniques available can be divided into those where the individual remains passive (receiving a message, suggestion or stimulus) and those where the individual needs to take a more active approach. Human Potential looks at a range of techniques within each of these categories to provide the reader with a sense of the traditional as well as the more contemporary approaches used to enhance human performance. The techniques covered include hypnosis, sleep learning, subliminal training and audio and visual cortical entrainment as well as mnemonics, meditation, speed-reading, biofeedback, neurofeedback and mental imagery practice. This is the first time such a broad range of techniques has been brought together to be assessed in terms of effectiveness. It will be useful to all psychology and sports science students, practicing psychologists, life coaches and anyone else interested in finding out about the effectiveness of performance enhancement techniques.

Human Potential Exploring Techniques Used to Enhance Human Performance 1st Table of contents:

1 Introduction
Human potential
Enhancing performance
The 10 per cent myth
The desire to enhance performance
Evidence
Last night I used your CD and had the best night’s sleep I’ve ever had.
The range of techniques

Part I Passive techniques

2 Hypnosis
What is hypnosis?
From mesmerism to hypnotism
The hypnotic procedure
Hypnotic susceptibility
Relaxation/induction stage
Suggestion stage
Theoretical perspectives on hypnosis
The non-state approach
The hypnotic state
Enhancing performance using hypnosis
Hypermnesia
Academic performance
Motor performance
Sport
Factors influencing the effectiveness of hypnosis
Hypnotic susceptibility
The hypnotic induction
Task
Arousal level
Overview

3 Sleep learning
Sleep learning
Sleep as the thief of time
Sleep-learning procedure
Rationale for sleep learning
Perception during sleep
Enhancing performance
Behaviour adaptation
Verbal learning
General knowledge learning
Factors affecting sleep learning
Suggestibility
Age and ability to learn
Exposure to material
Practice
Negative effects
Naming difficulties
Overview

4 Subliminal training
Subliminal training
An ‘auspicious’ beginning
Popular
Subliminal training procedure
Conscious versus unconscious mind
Perception without awareness
The power of a subliminal message
Enhancing performance
Audio messages
A case of the emperor’s new clothes
Visual messages
Audio versus visual messages
Long-term effects
Overview

5 Audio-visual entrainment
Entrainment
Entraining the brain
Cerebral blood flow
Neural connectivity
Frequency components of the brain
Auditory versus visual entrainment
Audio entrainment
Binaural beats
Visual
Audio versus visual
Enhancing performance
Audio
Visual
Combined audio-visual
Lasting effects of entrainment
Negative effects
Overview

Part II Active techniques

6 Meditation
Meditation
Meditative techniques
Meditation and the brain
Brain structure
Cerebral blood flow
Electrocortical activity
Enhancing performance
Attentional performance
Cognitive performance
Academic performance
Factors influencing meditation
Time
Meditative approach
Negative effects
Overview

7 Mnemonics
Mnemonics
A brief history of mnemonics
Mnemonic techniques
Peg system
Method of loci
The major system
Story method
Face–name association method
The keyword mnemonic
Enhancing performance
Memory
Faces and names
Scientific facts
Language learning
Factors influencing learning with mnemonics
Time
Visual imagery
Mnemonic type
Control group strategies
Mnemonic transfer
Long-lasting effects
Overview

8 Speed reading
From reading to speed reading
A brief history of speed reading
Speed-reading techniques
Factors influencing speed reading
Text complexity
Age
Enhancing performance
Enduring benefits
Speed/comprehension trade-off
Overview

9 Biofeedback
Biofeedback
Physiological functions
Muscle tension
Heart rate and respiration
Electrodermal activity
Rationale
Factors influencing biofeedback training
Duration of training
Modality of feedback
Task intensity
Enhancing performance
EMG
HR
EDA
Long-term effects
Overview

10 Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback
A brief history of neurofeedback
Parameters of NFT
Neurofeedback montage
EEG frequency components
Modality of feedback
Duration of training
Rationale for NFT
Sport
Cognition
Artistic performance
Not a one-to-one relationship
Enhancing performance
Sport
Cognitive performance
Attention
Memory
Creativity
Mental rotation
Artistic performance
Music
Dance performance
Singing
Long-term benefits
Overview

11 Mental imagery practice
Mental imagery practice
Theories of mental imagery practice
Psycho-neuromotor theory
Symbolic learning theory
Factors influencing MIP
Age
Task and level of skill
Practice
Imagery ability
Imagery perspective
Imagery content
Enhancing performance
Sport
Cognition
Music
Long-term benefits
Methodological issues
Adequate controls
Defining MIP
Overview

Part III Peak performance

12 Techniques, themes and directions
Techniques
Passive techniques
Active techniques
Passive versus active
Themes
Methodological issues
Lack of clear theory
Adequate controls
Confounds
Mediating factors
Individual factors
Procedural differences
Directions
Application
Future possibilities

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