PYC4812 SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 FULL
SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD QUESTIONS
◉ Type 2
Answer: slow, low capacity, heavily dependent on working memory
and related to individual differences in cognitive ability, aka
interventionist/conscious system
◉ What kind of questions is system 1 developed to answer?
Answer: survival related (threat, opportunity, approach/avoid)
◉ habits
Answer: automatic responses to contextual cues, acquired through
repetition of behavior in presence of these cues
◉ confirmation baises
Answer: people seek out or view evidence to support their existing
beliefs, we look for information that affirms us, doesn't matter if the
information is positive or negative as long as it affirms your beliefs
,◉ heuristics
Answer: method for arriving at satisfactory solutions with modest
amounts of computation, "mental shortcut"
◉ substitution heuristic
Answer: replace a very difficult question with a much easier one
◉ availability
Answer: how easy an answer comes to mind
◉ affect heuristic
Answer: replaces a hard question with an easier one
◉ belief bias
Answer: how believable or unbelievable is it
◉ representative heuristic
Answer: if it looks like something, it must be something
(stereotypes)
◉ recognition hueristic
Answer: how recognizable is it?
, ◉ take the expertise hueristic
Answer: if an expert said it, then it must be correct
◉ self-regulation (system 2)
Answer: adaptive process that enables flexibility, alter behaviors to
adjust to environmental demands
◉ sport confidence
Answer: the belief or degree of certainty that individuals possess
about their ability to be successful in sport, your belief in your
ability to play sport well
◉ Sports Confidence trait
Answer: measure of dispositional confidence (how confident are you
in general?)
◉ sports confidence state
Answer: measure of momentary confidence (how confident are you
right now that you can be successful?), weak predictor of
performance
◉ competitive orientation
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 FULL
SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD QUESTIONS
◉ Type 2
Answer: slow, low capacity, heavily dependent on working memory
and related to individual differences in cognitive ability, aka
interventionist/conscious system
◉ What kind of questions is system 1 developed to answer?
Answer: survival related (threat, opportunity, approach/avoid)
◉ habits
Answer: automatic responses to contextual cues, acquired through
repetition of behavior in presence of these cues
◉ confirmation baises
Answer: people seek out or view evidence to support their existing
beliefs, we look for information that affirms us, doesn't matter if the
information is positive or negative as long as it affirms your beliefs
,◉ heuristics
Answer: method for arriving at satisfactory solutions with modest
amounts of computation, "mental shortcut"
◉ substitution heuristic
Answer: replace a very difficult question with a much easier one
◉ availability
Answer: how easy an answer comes to mind
◉ affect heuristic
Answer: replaces a hard question with an easier one
◉ belief bias
Answer: how believable or unbelievable is it
◉ representative heuristic
Answer: if it looks like something, it must be something
(stereotypes)
◉ recognition hueristic
Answer: how recognizable is it?
, ◉ take the expertise hueristic
Answer: if an expert said it, then it must be correct
◉ self-regulation (system 2)
Answer: adaptive process that enables flexibility, alter behaviors to
adjust to environmental demands
◉ sport confidence
Answer: the belief or degree of certainty that individuals possess
about their ability to be successful in sport, your belief in your
ability to play sport well
◉ Sports Confidence trait
Answer: measure of dispositional confidence (how confident are you
in general?)
◉ sports confidence state
Answer: measure of momentary confidence (how confident are you
right now that you can be successful?), weak predictor of
performance
◉ competitive orientation
