During ?this week you will propose a topic/issue for your Week 7 Issue Analysis ?summary. Therefore, select a specific topic, issue, or subject relating ?to

Title: Week 5 Assignment: Proposed Topic for Issue Analysis summary

Instructions:

During  this week you will propose a topic/issue for your Week 7 Issue Analysis  summary. Therefore, select a specific topic, issue, or subject relating  to sports psychology, which is presented in the PSYC460 Readings.  Examples include: Goal Setting, Imagery, Stress Management, Group  Cohesion, or Exercise Adherence. Collect a minimum of five (5) literary  sources that will be used for writing this "Issue Analysis Summary." Each  of these literary sources will be followed by a summary in your own  words (no copying allowed) of its significance. If you have difficulty  thinking of a topic,

Your five (5) literary sources must include at least three (3) scholarly peer-reviewed research journal publications. Course reading materials are not allowed as references.

You  may also use the Internet for some of your research material as long as  you access scholarly resources and not popular media such as Sports Illustrated, Psychology Today,  opinion .com sites or blogs, About.com sites, or others that do  summarizing for readers, abstracts without reading the full article,  etc. NO WIKIPEDIA articles may be used for this assignment.

Steps for completing this week's assignment:

First:  Present a brief summary [i.e., at least five (5) sentences] to  introduce your specific topic/issue of interest related to sport  psychology. Within this summary, clearly define your specific  topic/issue for your Week 7 Issue Analysis summary.

Second: Present each literary source's reference in American Psychological Association (APA) format. Below each reference,  complete a paragraph [i.e., at least five (5) sentences] describing the  selected literary source and how this publication applies to your  topic/issue.