Competition and Cooperation

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Lecture/discussion by Brian Sather on April 13, 2009 for EXS311 Sport Psychology at Eastern Oregon University

Description: Based on Chapter 5 of Weinberg & Gould. Outlines advantages and disadvantages of competition and cooperation. Students challenge the definition of competition because it does not allow one to compete against oneself.

Resources Referenced

Coakley, J. (2004). Sports in Society (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Kohn, A (1986). No Contest: The Case Against Competition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2007). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (4th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfie_Kohn

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