Exercise Psychology final - real one

Question 1

What is achievement motivation

Answer 1

person’sorientation to strive for task success,persist in the face of failure, and have pride in accomplishments”

Question 2

What is the need achievement theory? - motication

Answer 2

Explains why some individuals are more motivated then others
- low achiever avoid failure and to task that are super easy or super hard
- high achievers - want to succed and take pride - dont mind losing as long as they gain soemthing

Question 3

what is the attribution theory - motivation

Answer 3

Low achiever think when they do well its luck and when they fail its their fault however a high achiever understand that some things are out of their control and when they do poorly then can improve

Question 4

What is achievement goal theory ?

Answer 4

Low achiever only works to do better than others and to avoid losing
high achoever try not to be too competitive but rather focus on their own capabilities and improve their own goals to become better at a task

Question 5

What is competence motivation ?

Answer 5

About percieved control and competence
low achiever beleive they have not much control and dont feel competent
High achievers believe they have control over their abilities to learn and perform and feel competent in their sport

Question 6

How can we implement achievment motivation in professsional practice

Answer 6

Recognize Interactional Factors
2. Emphasize Task & Approach Goals
3. Alter Attributional Feedback
4. Correct Inappropriate Attributions
5. Foster Feelings of Competence & Control
(Weinberg & Gould, 2023)

Question 7

The ____ of motivation is more important than the ___ of motivation

Answer 7

type is more imporant than amount

Question 8

What are the three categories of motivation?

Answer 8

amotivation - lack of intention to engage or sustain in target behaviour
extrinsic motivation - engaging because of external factors (having to do the behaviour
intrinsic motivation - engaging in behaviour for perosnal growth and enjoymetn ( wanting to do behaviour)

Question 9

What are the different types of regulation for amotvation, extrinsic and intrinsic motvaiton

Answer 9

Amotivation - non-regulation
Extrinsic - external reg, introjected reg, identigied reg, integrated reg
Intrinisc - intrinsic reg

Question 10

What is non regulation?

Answer 10

Does not ingage in behaviour - associated with amotivation

Question 11

What are the 4 types of regualtion in esxtrinsic motivation?

Answer 11

1) extrinsic regualtion - engages for ecternal incentives like money or rewards
2) introjected reg - engages to avoid feelings of shame/guilt
3) identified reg - engages because the outcome is improtant (get good grades)
4) integrated reg - engages because behaviour is important

Question 12

what is intrinsic reg?

Answer 12

engages in the behaviour for pleasure and enjoyment

Question 13

what are the three aspects related to intrinsic regulation/motivation and the self determination theory?

Answer 13

Autonomy - feeling of having choice and ownership in the decision to engage in a behaviour free from external influence
competence - feeling of mastery of skills of behaviour
relatedness - feeling of bonding with others while engaging in the behaviour

Question 14

What are some things that might determine someone health?

Answer 14

environemnt, education, fianncial and social status, culture, genetics and biology, social environments, personal practices and coping skills, gender

Question 15

What does COMB stand for/mean

Answer 15

C - capabaility
M- Motivation
O - opportunity

B - behavioyur

Question 16

what is capability

Answer 16

psychologicla ro physical ability to enact a behabiour

Question 17

what is motivaiton?

Answer 17

reflective and automatic mechanisms that activate or inhibit bheavuour

Question 18

what is opportunity?

Answer 18

physical or social environment that enables behaviour

Question 19

What some intervention functions we can use to improve physical capability?

Answer 19

training, enablement

Question 20

What are some itnervention functions we can use to improve psychological capability?

Answer 20

Education, training enablement

Question 21

What are some itnervention functions we can use to improve physical opportunitiy?

Answer 21

training, restriciton, environmental restructuring, enablement

Question 22

What are some itnervention functions we can use to improve social opportunity?

Answer 22

restriction, environmental remodelling, modelling, enablement

Question 23

What are some itnervention functions we can use to improve automatic motivation?

Answer 23

persuasion, incentivization, coercion, training, environmental restructuring, modellling, enablement

Question 24

What are some itnervention functions we can use to improve refelctive motivation

Answer 24

education, persuasuion, incentivization, coercion

Question 25

What is substance use defined as ?

Answer 25

a maladaptive patter of psychoactive substance use, indicated by at least one of the following:
- Continued use despite knowledge of having persistant and roccuring social occupation psychological, physocal problem that is caused or exacerbated by use of the psychoactive substance

Recurrent use in situations in which the use is physically hazardous (e.g.,
driving while intoxicated)
Substance Use
(American Psychiatric Association, 2013)

Question 26

what are some things that can influence the onset of substance use?

Answer 26

enhance performance
* Rehabilitation
* Physical appearance
* Lose weight
* Regulate emotions
* External pressure to perform
* Peer pressure

Question 27

what is overtraining?

Answer 27

short cycle of training in which athletes are exposed to excessive training load

Can lead to burnout

Question 28

What is burnout

Answer 28

“A physical, emotional, and social withdrawal from a formerly enjoyable
sport activity. This withdrawal is characterized by emotional and physical
exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishments, and sport devaluation.
Moreover, burnout occurs as a result of chronic stress and motivational
orientations and changes in the athlete.”

Question 29

WHat are some symptoms of burnout?

Answer 29

Loss of interest
o Lack of desire to play
o Physical exhaustion
o Mental exhaustion
o Lack of caring
o Depression
o Anxiety

Question 30

WHat can we do about burnout?

Answer 30

Monitor atheltees, communicate, foster autonomu, short-term gaols, manage arousal, imagery, take care of body

Question 31

what is the 5 stage grief process.

Answer 31

Denial
o Anger
o Bargaining
o Depression
o Acceptance

Question 32

What are some psychological reacitons associated iwitha thletic injruuies

Answer 32

Identity Loss
o Fear and Anxiety
o Lack of Confidence
o Performance Decrements
o Group Cohesion

Question 33

How did faster healing occur - psychology wise

Answer 33

goal setting - pos self talk, healing imagery

Question 34

What is a team?

Answer 34

a group of people who interact with each
other to accomplish shared objectives.”
team is always a group; a group is not always a team

Question 35

How. can we create effective team climates?

Answer 35

Social Support
* Someone provides a resource intended to enhance the well-being of the recipient.
* Examples?
Proximity
* People are more likely to bond if they are near each other.
* Examples?
Distinctiveness
* Making team members feel unique and distinct from other teams.
* Examples?
Similarity
* Sharing of commitments, attitudes, aspirations, and goals among team members.
* This does not include identifying factors such as race, socioeconomic status, ability, etc.
Task Interdependence
* A team wins together, and a team loses together.
* All these strategies increase team cohesion

Question 36

What is cohesion?

Answer 36

Cohesion is “a dynamic process in the tendency or a group to stick together in pursuit of shared objectives.”
(Carron & Eys, 2012)

Question 37

What are the 2 types of cohesion?

Answer 37

Task Cohesion
* The degree to which team members work together to achieve common goals.

Social Cohesion
* The degree to which team members like each other

Question 38

What can coaches and leaders do to foster cohesion?

Answer 38

Communicate Effectively
* Explain Individual Roles in Team Success
* Set Challenging Group Goals
* Encourage Group Identity
* Avoid Social Cliques
* Use Transformational Leadership
* Avoid Excessive Turnover
* Conduct Team Meetings
* Get to Know Your Team

Question 39

What is competition?

Answer 39

is a social process that occurs when rewards are given to people on
the basis of how their performances compare with the performances of others
doing the same task or participating on the same event.

Question 40

What is cooperation?

Answer 40

Is a social process through which performance is evaluated and
rewarded in terms of the collective achievements of a group of people working together to reach a particular goal.

Question 41

Does competition itself produce negative consequences?

Answer 41

Competition itself does not produce negative
consequences; rather, it is the overemphasis on
winning that is counterproductive