ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULLY CORRECT
⫸ Q: The correct combination of motivation, feedback and capacity are
known as the: Answer: Just right challenge
⫸ Q: The amount of motivation you give a client should depend on
his/her: Answer: Personality
⫸ Q: What are the three components that make up the ABCs of
motivation? Answer: Autonomy, belonging, competence
⫸ Q: When a client feels a sense of control and independence it's known
as: Answer: Autonomy
⫸ Q: The need to feel accepted and connected with others is known as:
Answer: Belonging
⫸ Q: Your client Sarah is a foodie and frequently goes to restaurants. If
you ask her for advice on which restaurant to take your significant other,
you're helping to build her feeling of: Answer: Autonomy
⫸ Q: Setting small, attainable goals in each corrective exercise session
helps build your client's sense of: Answer: Competence
, ⫸ Q: It's important to avoid frustrating a client in order to keep him/her
feeling: Answer: Motivated
⫸ Q: The need to feel capable of doing something successfully is
known as: Answer: Competence
⫸ Q: The type of feedback you give can have a significant impact on
the client's: Answer: Motor learning
⫸ Q: Instructing a client to 'squeeze the glutes' at the top of a deadlift is
what type of cue? Answer: Internal
⫸ Q: Instructing a client to 'smash the bottom of your shoes into the
floor' at the top of a squat to promote hip extension is what type of cue?
Answer: External
⫸ Q: Research demonstrates that giving your clients an external focus
during an exercise is most effective for enhancing which type of
movement? Answer: Complex
⫸ Q: Placing a mini-band around a client's lower thighs during a squat
helps her achieve what type of focus? Answer: External focus
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS FULLY CORRECT
⫸ Q: The correct combination of motivation, feedback and capacity are
known as the: Answer: Just right challenge
⫸ Q: The amount of motivation you give a client should depend on
his/her: Answer: Personality
⫸ Q: What are the three components that make up the ABCs of
motivation? Answer: Autonomy, belonging, competence
⫸ Q: When a client feels a sense of control and independence it's known
as: Answer: Autonomy
⫸ Q: The need to feel accepted and connected with others is known as:
Answer: Belonging
⫸ Q: Your client Sarah is a foodie and frequently goes to restaurants. If
you ask her for advice on which restaurant to take your significant other,
you're helping to build her feeling of: Answer: Autonomy
⫸ Q: Setting small, attainable goals in each corrective exercise session
helps build your client's sense of: Answer: Competence
, ⫸ Q: It's important to avoid frustrating a client in order to keep him/her
feeling: Answer: Motivated
⫸ Q: The need to feel capable of doing something successfully is
known as: Answer: Competence
⫸ Q: The type of feedback you give can have a significant impact on
the client's: Answer: Motor learning
⫸ Q: Instructing a client to 'squeeze the glutes' at the top of a deadlift is
what type of cue? Answer: Internal
⫸ Q: Instructing a client to 'smash the bottom of your shoes into the
floor' at the top of a squat to promote hip extension is what type of cue?
Answer: External
⫸ Q: Research demonstrates that giving your clients an external focus
during an exercise is most effective for enhancing which type of
movement? Answer: Complex
⫸ Q: Placing a mini-band around a client's lower thighs during a squat
helps her achieve what type of focus? Answer: External focus
