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Self-Talk Theory, Research, and Applications: Some Personal Reflections

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Weinberg is with Dept. of Kinesiology and Health, Phillips Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH.

Address author correspondence to Robert Weinberg at weinber@miamioh.edu.
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  • Unique Aspects of the Self-Talk Studies
  • Research Ideas and Practical Applications
    • Self-Talk and Exercise
    • Negative Self-Talk
    • Counterfactual Thinking
    • Self-Talk and Ironic Processes
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