Flow experience : empirical research and applications / László Harmat, Frans Ørsted Andersen, Fredrik Ullén, Jon Wright, Gaynor Sadlo, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harmat, László, editor.

Ørsted Andersen, Frans, editor.

Ullén, Fredrik, editor.

Wright, Jon, editor.

Sadlo, Gaynor, editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attention.

Positive psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Switzerland : Springer, [2016]

Contents:

Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Part I: Flow Experience: General Introduction; Chapter 1: Flow and Psychological Selection; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Psychological Selection; 1.3 Psychological Selection in Context: Biological and Cultural Influences; 1.3.1 Health Conditions; 1.3.2 Cultural and Social Features; 1.3.3 Psychological Characteristics; 1.4 Final Remarks: The Consequences of Flow; References; Part II: Flow in Arts and Sports; Chapter 2: Finding Flow in Music Practice: An Exploratory Study About Self-Regulated Practice Behaviours and Dispositions to Flow in Highly Skilled Musicians.

2.1 Introduction2.2 Flow in the Context of Music Practice; 2.3 Method; 2.3.1 Materials; 2.3.2 Self-Regulated Practice Behaviours Questionnaire; 2.3.3 Flow Scale; 2.3.4 Participants; 2.3.5 Procedures; 2.4 Results; 2.5 Discussion; References; Chapter 3: The Experience of Flow in Artistic Creation; 3.1 Introduction: Flow in the Arts; 3.2 Looking at Artistic Creativity; 3.3 Experiencing Flow; 3.4 Conceptualising Flow in the Arts; 3.4.1 Goals Are Clear; 3.4.2 Feedback Is Immediate and Unambiguous; 3.4.3 A Balance Between Skill and Challenge; 3.4.4 Total Concentration on the Task at Hand.

3.4.5 Action-Awareness Merging3.4.6 Sense of Control; 3.4.7 Transformation of Time; 3.4.8 The Loss of Self-Consciousness; 3.4.9 Autotelic Experience; 3.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Flow in Sport; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods of Studying Flow in Sport; 4.2.1 Interviews; 4.2.2 Questionnaires; 4.2.3 Experience Sampling Method; 4.3 Results: Empirical Research on Flow in Sport; 4.3.1 The Experience of Flow in Sport; 4.3.2 The Occurrence of Flow in Sport; 4.3.3 The Controllability of Flow in Sport; 4.3.4 Qualitative Findings Regarding the Control and Manipulation of Flow.

4.3.5 Correlates of Flow in Sport4.4 Discussion; 4.4.1 Future Directions in the Study of Flow in Sport; 4.4.1.1 Developing an Explanation of Flow Occurrence; 4.4.1.2 Refined Understanding of the Nature of Flow in Sport; 4.4.1.3 Flow Interventions in Sport; 4.4.1.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Running and Flow: Does Controlled Running Lead to Flow-States? Testing the Transient Hypofontality Theory; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Transient Hypofrontality Theory (THT); 5.3 Further Neuropsychological Research Into the THT; 5.4 Discussion; References; Part III: Flow, Creativity and Productivity.

Chapter 6: Flow in Creativity: A Review of Potential Theoretical Conflict6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Methods Used in Previous Research; 6.3 Discussion: Theoretical Conflicts and Future Research; 6.3.1 Clear Goals and Unambiguous Feedback Components; 6.3.2 Self-Feedback and Dual-Process Thought; 6.3.3 Automaticity, Hypofrontality Theory, and Dual-Process Thinking; 6.3.4 Creative Flow and Affect; 6.3.5 Creative Flow and Enhanced Performance; 6.4 Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Intuition and Flow; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Dual Process Theories of Cognition; 7.3 On the Nature of Intuition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2016).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Harmat, László. Flow Experience : Empirical Research and Applications.

ISBN:

9783319286341

331928634X

Publisher Number:

99991328421

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