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Item The Impact of Confidence on Athletic Performance - How the Implementation of Mental Training Affect Track and Field Performances(2019-12-12) Williamson, Mikhail; Masters of EducationThe purpose of this research was to determine if the implementation of mental training will improve athletic performance of Division III track and field athletes over a track and field season. The null hypothesis states that sports confidence will not improve athletic performance. Of the two groups tested, the posttest results of the sprinters did not accept the null hypothesis, which means there was no significant change from the results of the pretest. The hypothesis was accepted for the throwers, as there was a significant change in the results of the shot-put pretest and post-tests. This study involved the use of a pretest/posttest design to compare data from www.TFRRS.org and the use of a confidence questionnaire.Item "A widespread loss of confidence:" TARP, presidential rhetoric, and the crisis of neoliberalism(Taylor & Francis, 2018-11) Abbott, Blake; Towson University. Department of Communication StudiesThis article analyzes the circulation of the term “confidence” as a prominent signifier for neoliberal logics, taking George W. Bush’s response to the economic crisis in Fall 2008 as a case study. It traces the public circulation of confidence in previous presidential administrations and notes that much like previous administrations, Bush’s response to the crisis was rooted in confidence. Bush identified a loss of confidence as the underlying cause of the economic crisis, and his focus on the need to restore lost confidence allowed him to violate his traditionally conservative principles in order to save the free market. Additionally, Bush’s reliance on the term in the context of the economic crisis articulated the nation-state to the national economy through neoliberalism as a prevailing economic logic.