Sport Psych

Question 1

Practicing the power clean by doing the first pull and transition separately, combining them, then practice in the second pull separately and combining the three, then practice in the catch separately before combining all components is known as:

Answer 1

Progressive part training

Question 2

An athlete is told to squat to a specific death without further direction. This is known as:

Answer 2

Discovery

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Question 3

An athlete has the least control over which of the following?

Answer 3

Outcome goals

Question 4

For the power clean, and athlete practices the first pull, then add the transition and practices both together, then the second pull, and finally adds the catch. Only the first pull is practiced in isolation. This is known as:

Answer 4

Repetitive part Training

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Question 5

Which of the following can lead to reduce performance during practice but enhanced performance long term?

Answer 5

Random practice and variable practice

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Question 6

Which of the following may be the best psychological predictor of performance?

Answer 6

Self efficacy

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Question 7

Which of the following practice structure is best for challenging task with low interrelatedness of the subcomponents?

Answer 7

Part practice

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Question 8

Instructing an athlete on the overall movement goal and important prompts, without specific instruction for task completion is known as:

Answer 8

Guided discovery

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Question 9

When training the power clean, an athlete separately practice is the first pull, the transition, then the second pull, and finally the catch, before performing the full power clean. This is known as:

Answer 9

Pure part training

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Question 10

Breaking down task into sub components with clear breaks between each is known as:

Answer 10

Segmentation

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Question 11

What is not a source of self efficacy?

Answer 11

Focusing on proper attentional cues

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Question 12

What is not a benefit of goalsetting?

Answer 12

Providing a framework for positive and negative punishment

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Question 13

What may be harmful to expert performers:

Answer 13

Instructional self talk

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Question 14

Optimal goalsetting depends on which of the following?

Answer 14

Knowledge of physiological performance parameters, sport specific metabolic pathways, sports nutrition requirements, and of psychological performance parameters
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Question 15

Pursuing progressively challenging task with defined performance criteria is known as:

Answer 15

Goal setting

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Question 16

Which type of motivation revolves around a desire to protect ones ego and self-esteem?

Answer 16

Motive to avoid failure

Question 17

What feedback timing impairs learning but enhances immediate performance

Answer 17

Feedback provided concurrent to the task

Question 18

A weightlifting athlete watching last year’s championship lifters footage is an example of

Answer 18

Observational learning

Question 19

A coach tells an athlete to squat to depth and “split-the-floor,” but provides no further instruction. This is an example of:

Answer 19

Guided discovery

Question 20

Fear of consequences of failure may lead to which of the following?

Answer 20

Psychological inefficiency

Question 21

The following theory posits that arousal’s effect on performance depends on the individual’s interpretation of arousal?

Answer 21

Reversal theory

Question 22

Which theory proposes that optimal performance occurs in a small range of arousal level depending on multiple psychological factors?

Answer 22

Individual zones of optimal functioning

Question 23

Which of the following proposes a linear relationship between arousal and performance?

Answer 23

Drive theory

Question 24

Asking an athlete how they believe they are doing is a component of:

Answer 24

Self-controlled practice

Question 25

Arousal is characterized by which of the following?

Answer 25

Arousal is always present on a broad continuum

Question 26

Progressive muscular relaxation is characterized by which of the following?

Answer 26

Maximally tensing and consciously relaxing a muscle

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of selective attention?

Answer 27

A soccer goalie ignoring the crowd and other players when blocking a penalty shot

Question 28

What are the most useful goals for a specific practice session?

Answer 28

Process goals

Question 29

Which of the following methodologies would be appropriate for an apprehensive boxer returning to competition after suffering a knockout blow in a previous event?

Answer 29

Systematic desensitization

Question 30

Which of the following feedback timings impairs learning but enhances immediate performance?

Answer 30

Feedback provided concurrent to the task

Question 31

Focus on the task with less focus on the details of movement characterizes which of the following?

Answer 31

Associative stage

Question 32

Which of the following feedback timings would be most beneficial to the overall learning process?

Answer 32

Feedback provided at the end of practice

Question 33

An athlete’s desire to perform to his or her potential is an example of

Answer 33

achievement motivation

Question 34

How does an athlete’s optimal level of arousal change with limited skill and ability to perform the activity?

Answer 34

It decreases