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Psychological characteristics and talent identification in soccer

Journal of Sports Sciences, 2000
I review research on psychological characteristics and sports performance and examine the literature on talent identification with particular reference to soccer to derive implications for the use of psychological variables in the talent identification and development process.
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Psychological factors in eyewitness identifications

Journal of Criminal Justice, 1983
Abstract It has been suggested that incorrect eyewitness identifications have led to more miscarriages of justice than all other factors combined. Several issues which are likely to affect the accuracy of eyewitness identifications are discussed. Research on the impact of race on identifications has illustrated an “own-race bias” in identification ...
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Identification, Psychology, and Habits

2011
In his 1971 paper “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person” Harry Frankfurt raises a question about the nature of identification. In his pursuit of an account of free action, Frankfurt notices that the motives that may or may not lead us to act fall into two importantly distinct categories.
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Psychological identification, imagination and psychoanalysis

Philosophical Psychology, 2011
Identification as a psychological concept is widely used in psychology and in social science. This use relies on an ordinary understanding of what identification is, and this understanding has itself been influenced by psychoanalysis. The concept is, however, in need of philosophical exploration.
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Psychological Aspects of Forensic Identification Evidence

2020
Forensic scientists are often asked to compare two items of evidence to determine whether they have (or might have) a common source. Testimony about such comparisons is called forensic identification evidence. This type of evidence frequently plays a crucial role in criminal trials by helping to link the defendant to the crime.
William C. Thompson, Simon A. Cole
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Identification of Patients With Headache at Risk of Psychological Distress

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 2000
Objective.–To test the hypothesis that anxiety and depression are associated with headache frequency, severity, and disability. Background.–There is significant comorbidity between chronic headache and psychological distress. Headache associated with anxiety or depression tends to be more severe and often requires supplementary ...
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Psychological Issues in Eyewitness Identification

2014
Contents: Preface. S.L. Sporer, G. Koehnken, R.S. Malpass, Introduction: 200 Years of Mistaken Identification. J.P. Lipton, Legal Aspects of Eyewitness Testimony. D.J. Narby, B.L. Cutler, S.D. Penrod, The Effects of Witness, Target, and Situational Factors on Eyewitness Identifications. S.L. Sporer, Psychological Aspects of Person Descriptions.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH ADOLESCENTS' IDENTIFICATION WITH SIGNIFICANT GROUPS

Psychological Reports, 1999
This research describes associations of identification of 300 adolescents with significant group concepts and variables correlated with their development such as self-esteem, cognitive moral reasoning, and self-perceptions of personality.
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The identification and measurement of psychological aspects of leisure

Leisure Studies, 1992
This paper addresses the problem of the place of psychological measurement in leisure sciences by dwelling upon two aspects of that problem. The first is the question of what the purpose is of measurement in the leisure sciences. The second concerns the identity of the underlying concept, ‘leisure’.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS: THEIR NUMBER, NATURE, AND IDENTIFICATION

British Journal of Statistical Psychology, 1957
Summary The following paper presents a brief survey of current factorial procedures, with a discussion of their chief advantages and limitations. It is intended primarily for research workers in general psychology who desire to analyse the factors involved in their data without making a detailed study of all available procedures.
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