SPORT PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● The Interactional Approach
Answer: The gold standard in psychology. It states that behavior is a
result of the Person (traits) interacting with the Environment (situation).
●● Psychological Core
Answer: Your most stable, internal values (The 'real' you).
●● Typical Responses
Answer: How you usually act (e.g., being shy in new groups).
●● Role-Related Behavior
Answer: How you act based on social jobs (e.g., being a quiet student
but a vocal team captain).
●● Attribution Theory
Answer: How we explain the 'why' behind behavior.
●● Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)
, Answer: Blaming a person's personality for their failure while ignoring
their situation.
●● Self-Serving Bias
Answer: Taking credit for wins but blaming the ref/weather for losses.
●● Conformity (Asch's Study)
Answer: Going along with the group even when they are wrong.
●● Obedience (Milgram's Study)
Answer: Following orders from an authority figure, even if it causes
harm.
●● Social Facilitation
Answer: You perform better on easy tasks when people watch.
●● Social Loafing
Answer: You work less hard in a group because you feel 'hidden'
(diffusion of responsibility).
●● Deindividuation
Answer: Losing your sense of self and morals in a 'mob' (e.g., a stadium
riot).
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● The Interactional Approach
Answer: The gold standard in psychology. It states that behavior is a
result of the Person (traits) interacting with the Environment (situation).
●● Psychological Core
Answer: Your most stable, internal values (The 'real' you).
●● Typical Responses
Answer: How you usually act (e.g., being shy in new groups).
●● Role-Related Behavior
Answer: How you act based on social jobs (e.g., being a quiet student
but a vocal team captain).
●● Attribution Theory
Answer: How we explain the 'why' behind behavior.
●● Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)
, Answer: Blaming a person's personality for their failure while ignoring
their situation.
●● Self-Serving Bias
Answer: Taking credit for wins but blaming the ref/weather for losses.
●● Conformity (Asch's Study)
Answer: Going along with the group even when they are wrong.
●● Obedience (Milgram's Study)
Answer: Following orders from an authority figure, even if it causes
harm.
●● Social Facilitation
Answer: You perform better on easy tasks when people watch.
●● Social Loafing
Answer: You work less hard in a group because you feel 'hidden'
(diffusion of responsibility).
●● Deindividuation
Answer: Losing your sense of self and morals in a 'mob' (e.g., a stadium
riot).
