test 1

Question 1

define sport and exercise psychology

Answer 1

the scientific study of people and their behaviors in sport and exercise activities and the practical application of knowledge.

Question 2

what are the two ways people study sport and exercise psychology

Answer 2

1) to understand how psychological factors affect an individual physical performance
2) to understand how participation in sport and exercise affect a person’s psychological development, health, and well-being.

Question 3

Does running reduce anxiety and depression?

Answer 3

true

Question 4

Do young athletes learn to be overly aggressive from participation in youth sports?

Answer 4

true (social-facilitation theory)

Question 5

Does participation in daily physical education classes improve a childs self-esteem

Answer 5

True

Question 6

is sport and exercise psychology a new field or does it have a long history?

Answer 6

relatively a new field founded about 100 years ago

Question 7

who was the first founder in America of sport psychology and also worked with the Chicago Cubs

Answer 7

Coleman Griffith

Question 8

who was the professor that trained physical educators who later became university proffessors themselves and reshaped sport and exercise science

Answer 8

franklin henry

Question 9

A process, or method, of learning about the world through the systematic, controlled, empirical, critical filtering or knowledge accquired through experience? (what is the term for this)

Answer 9

Science

Question 10

what are the 5 goals of Science

Answer 10

• observing
• describing
• explaining
• predicting
• controlling

Question 11

Define Theory

Answer 11

A set of interrelated facts presenting a systematic view of some phenomenon in order to describe, EXPLAIN, and predict its future occurrences