UNC EXSS 181 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Three roles of sport Psychologists.
Answer: Research: plan, design, implement and evaluate research.
Theoretical and applied research and intervention.
Teaching: university courses. All levels. Community and sport
organizations.
Consulting: help individuals and teams improve performance,
manage demands, and enhance well-being. Educational, counseling,
clinical.
◉ 2 major types of questions in the field.
Answer: Psychological factors on sport/physical activity behavior
and performance
Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological
development, health, and well-being
◉ B=f(P,E).
,Answer: Behavior is a function of both the Person and his/her
Environment
Dynamic
Precise prediction is difficult
Need to understand BOTH person and context
◉ History: Main figures and what did they do.
Answer: ~~Norman Triplett: Key figure in history of social and
sport & exercise psychology
Studied social facilitation of bikers
Tested whether bikers rode faster when in groups than alone
~~Coleman Griffith: "Father of Modern Sport Psychology"
1st research lab
25 research articles
Studied Red Grange at Illinois
Worked with Notre Dame and Chicago Cubs
◉ 6 periods of sport psychology.
Answer: Early Years (1895-1920)
Griffith Era (1921-1938)
Lab at University of Illinois
, Preparation for the Future (1939-1965)
Franklin Henry establishes grad program
Establishment of Academic Branch (1966-1977)
1st NASPSPA conference
Multidisciplinary Research (1978-2000)
New research and establishment of journals
Contemporary (2000-Present)
◉ 3 ways of knowing: advantages and disadvantages.
Answer: Common sense
Intuition, speculation
Strengths: easy, quick
Limitations: not based on experience or data so greatest chance of
being wrong
Practical Experience
Observations, case studies
Strengths: holistic, immediate, innovative
Limitations: fails to explain mechanisms, susceptible to bias
Science
Systematic, controlled, empirical investigations of relationships
among phenomena
Strengths: Reliable, "objective and unbiased"
SOLUTIONS
◉ Three roles of sport Psychologists.
Answer: Research: plan, design, implement and evaluate research.
Theoretical and applied research and intervention.
Teaching: university courses. All levels. Community and sport
organizations.
Consulting: help individuals and teams improve performance,
manage demands, and enhance well-being. Educational, counseling,
clinical.
◉ 2 major types of questions in the field.
Answer: Psychological factors on sport/physical activity behavior
and performance
Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological
development, health, and well-being
◉ B=f(P,E).
,Answer: Behavior is a function of both the Person and his/her
Environment
Dynamic
Precise prediction is difficult
Need to understand BOTH person and context
◉ History: Main figures and what did they do.
Answer: ~~Norman Triplett: Key figure in history of social and
sport & exercise psychology
Studied social facilitation of bikers
Tested whether bikers rode faster when in groups than alone
~~Coleman Griffith: "Father of Modern Sport Psychology"
1st research lab
25 research articles
Studied Red Grange at Illinois
Worked with Notre Dame and Chicago Cubs
◉ 6 periods of sport psychology.
Answer: Early Years (1895-1920)
Griffith Era (1921-1938)
Lab at University of Illinois
, Preparation for the Future (1939-1965)
Franklin Henry establishes grad program
Establishment of Academic Branch (1966-1977)
1st NASPSPA conference
Multidisciplinary Research (1978-2000)
New research and establishment of journals
Contemporary (2000-Present)
◉ 3 ways of knowing: advantages and disadvantages.
Answer: Common sense
Intuition, speculation
Strengths: easy, quick
Limitations: not based on experience or data so greatest chance of
being wrong
Practical Experience
Observations, case studies
Strengths: holistic, immediate, innovative
Limitations: fails to explain mechanisms, susceptible to bias
Science
Systematic, controlled, empirical investigations of relationships
among phenomena
Strengths: Reliable, "objective and unbiased"
