Week 7 Flashcards
Behavioral sports psychology is exclusively interested in overt behaviors. That is, it discounts the role of private/covert events (e.g., thoughts/feelings).
a. True
b. False
B
Which of the following is NOT an example of an operationally defined and measurable target behavior in behavioral sports psychology?
a. Target Behavior: A basketball player will sink 9/10 consecutive foul-shots in practice
b. Target Behavior: A field hockey player will complete 8/10 passes accurately
(within 2 meters of target player) in practice
c. Target Behavior: A target shooter will shoot 8/10 shots accurately in competition
d. Target Behavior: A figure skater will land (i.e., not fall) 3/3 jumps in competition
e. None of the above
E
The preferred measure of effectiveness in behavioral sports psychology is:
a. Participant agreement with measurement procedures
b. Simple descriptive statistics (e.g., average performance)
c. Baseline to determine how an athlete is performing
d. Visual analysis of graphed data
D
Social validity measures in behavioral sports psychology include all but which of the following?
a. Did the participant (e.g., athlete or coach) feel that the targets of the intervention were meaningful and likely to improve performance?
b. Did the participant (e.g., athlete or coach) agree with the behavioral skills package (i.e., the independent variable)?
c. Did the participant (e.g., athlete or coach) feel the program resulted in improved performance, whether it was in practice or competition?
d. Did the participant (e.g., athlete or coach) understand the degree to which descriptive statistics are necessary and find them easy to use?
D
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) is critical to interventions in behavioral sports psychology. The BST “package” has 4 main parts and includes all but which of the following:
a. A manual describing the intervention and/or expert guidance and coaching/instruction.
b. Demonstration by a competent performer so the learner, whether athlete or coach, can see what is expected.
c. An opportunity to respond in the presence of the coach/trainer.
d. Consequences = feedback/praise on competent performance or perhaps error correction for incorrect performance.
e. Social validity assessment of the goals, procedures, and effects of the package.
E
- In behavioral sports psychology, effective interventions tend to be simple. That is, in most cases, a single strategy approach (vs. a package of strategies), is most effective.
a. True
b. False
B
When it comes to treatment integrity, this is an area of particular strength in behavioral sports psychology. That is, interventions for coaches or athletes are easily manualized into a set of clear technological instructions that can then be applied to all athlete in all settings.
a. True
b. False
B
Deposit Contract Procedures are:
a. A behavioral contract where an individual earns points towards a deposit.
b. A type of contingency management procedure in which an individual earns delayed but massive reinforcers.
c. A type of contract where a person earns back something valuable they have voluntarily deposited.
d. None of the above.
C
Which of the following is likely the least effective component of the Food Dudes program in the UK?
a. Modeling – Hero characters talking about and modeling eating fruits and veggies
b. Exposure to and prompts to eat small amounts
c. Quota based reinforcement for ingestion of target foods
d. Points towards back-up reinforcers in a token system
A
In behavioral sports psychology, “praise” as a social reinforcer has been shown to be universally effective. For example, athletes are always motivated by positive statements from coaches, parents, and/or fellow athletes.
a. True
b. False
B
