Final Exam Study Guide

Question 1

Psychological factors often influence and sometimes determine the outcome of sports. True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Psychosomatic refers to the mind influencing the __________________ of a person in some way.

Answer 2

Body/physiology

Question 3

The primary goals of sport psychology are to:

Answer 3

Describe, explain and to predict the attitudes, emotions and behaviors of sport participants

Question 4

The study of human behavior in the context of participating in sport and how behavior (performance) is affected by three primary sources.

Answer 4

The Athlete, The Coach, The Environment

Question 5

What two events happened in 1984 that gave credibility to the area of Sport Psychology?

Answer 5

1. The APA (American Psychological Association) recognised sports psychology as a valid field of study
2. The U.S. Olympics instituted sports psychologists as part of their sports medicine program

Question 6

What three areas do sports psychologists provide services?

Answer 6

Clinical, Educational, and Research

Question 7

Regular exercise improves one’s satisfaction with life. True or False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Define Mental Toughness as the article we read on Mental Toughness defines it.

Answer 8

Personal capacity to produce consistently high levels of performance despite everyday challenges, stressors, and significant adversities.

Question 9

Motivation comes from a Latin word which means:

Answer 9

“To move”

Question 10

What is the purpose of Motivation as described in class?

Answer 10

To prolong desirable feelings and actions of athletes

Question 11

Identify AND briefly define the TARGET acronym to create Mastery-oriented motivation

Answer 11

T tasks (self improvement)
A authority (self responsibility)
R reward (efforts/improvement)
G grouping (roles)
E evaluation (self evaluation)
T time (adequate)

Question 12

Identify the three basic human needs espoused by the Self-determination Theory:

Answer 12

Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness

Question 13

COPE is an acronym for coping. Identify the words that go with the letters:

Answer 13

C control emotions
O organize input
P plan response
E execute plan

Question 14

Attribution is examining the athlete’s feelings after the contest or following a sport performance and examining the effect of these feelings on future _______ and _________ in sport

Answer 14

Emotions, behaviors

Question 15

In terms of attribution, success and failure are perceived and explained in terms of four categories:

Answer 15

1. Abilities
2. Task Difficulty
3. Effort
4. Luck

Question 16

The failure to gain control over the situation often results in lowered motivation, cognitive limitations, and depression is a result of:

Answer 16

Learned helplessness

Question 17

Stress is always undesirable, unhealthy and negative. True or False

Answer 17

False

Question 18

A ________ is any demand on mind or body.

Answer 18

Stressor

Question 19

A __________ is any demand resulting in harm to mind or body

Answer 19

Distressor

Question 20

Emotions are an integral part of being a competitive athlete. True or False

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Anxiety is defined as:

Answer 21

Perceived threat

Question 22

Anxiety is not an emotion. True or False

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Arousal should be avoided all together. True or False

Answer 23

False

Question 24

The two types of anxiety are:

Answer 24

State and Trait

Question 25

With _____ anxiety, the situation determines/influences the level of anxiety

Answer 25

State

Question 26

Arousal is synonymous with … (2 points)
a. Drive
b. Activation
c. Readiness
d. Excitation
e. All of the above
f. None of the above

Answer 26

e. All of the above

Question 27

Arousal is synonymous with:

Answer 27

Activation
Readiness
Excitation

Question 28

Identify two ways to reduce anxiety and arousal, as presented in class:

Answer 28

Imagery, relaxation, thought stopping, positive self talk

Question 29

An athlete’s performance can be seen as choking in two ways:

Answer 29

1. Demonstrated competence in practice but fails to perform similarly in competition
2. Inability to perform up to previously exhibited level

Question 30

The two causes of choking are:

Answer 30

Internal and External

Question 31

Aggression is an emotion. True or False

Answer 31

False

Question 32

What four elements must exist for aggression to exist?

Answer 32

1. Behavior
2. Intention
3. The desire to harm or injure
4. Involving another human being

Question 33

Aggression is contrary to:

Answer 33

Proactive assertion

Question 34

Assertive athletes are:

Answer 34

1. Intense
2. Confident
3. Never give up
4. Constantly challenging themselves

Question 35

The Evolution of Team Building includes:

Answer 35

1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Norming
4. Performing
5. Adjourning

Question 36

Learned Helplessness is hereditary. True or False

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Guidelines to Good Listening includes:

Answer 37

1. Eliminate distractions
2. Put away expectations
3. Put aside premature judgements
4. Act like a good listener (parenthetically, eye contact, hands unoccupied

Question 38

The most powerful source of mental toughness is a person’s:

Answer 38

Choice

Question 39

SHORT ESSAY (30 points) What was the most impactful/meaningful takeaway that you were exposed to during this class? It could be a theory, strategy, mindset, etc. In the first paragraph, identify and explain the takeaway. (15 points) In the second paragraph explain why it was impactful/meaningful to you. (15 points) There are no right or wrong answers. Your answer will be judged by the thoroughness and quality of your expression.

Answer 39

No right answer!