AASP CMPC PREP EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Sport psychology specialists have three roles. These include:
a. teaching, researching, and consulting.
b. teaching, administration, and consulting.
c. research, administration, and teaching.
d. teaching, intervention, and research.
e. intervention, teaching, and consulting.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. teaching, researching, and consulting.
Question 2
Which of the following will the field of sport and exercise psychology face in the future?
a. unqualified people doing consulting in sport psychology.
b. few full-time positions in sport psychology involving consulting with athletes.
c. a glut of positions teaching sport psychology at universities.
d. a and b
e. a and c
CORRECT ANSWER
d. a and b
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,Question 3
Which type of question would NOT fall under the category of "What effect do
psychological factors have on an individual's performance?"
a. Does self-confidence influence a child's ability to learn to swim?
b. How does anxiety affect a tennis player's service accuracy?
c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
d. How does punishment influence an individual's motivation to continue participation in
sport?
e. How does concentration affect performance in fine motor tasks?
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
Question 4
Research by Landers and his colleagues, using biofeedback techniques to train elite
marksmen to shoot between heartbeats, is a good example of a:
a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
b. cognitive-affective orientation.
c. behavioral orientation.
d. psychophysiological orientation.
e. physiological-environmental orientation.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. psychophysiological orientation.
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,Question 5
Behavior is determined by the interaction of the environment and personal makeup of the
performer. This idea is an example of a:
a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
b. behavioral orientation.
c. cognitive-affective orientation.
d. social-psychological orientation.
e. cognitive-environmental orientation.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. social-psychological orientation.
Question 6
Emotional disorders affecting sport performance, such as eating disorders and drug abuse,
would best be treated by a:
a. clinical sport psychologist.
b. developmental psychologist.
c. educational sport psychologist.
d. Rogerian sport therapist.
e. Gestalt sport therapist.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. clinical sport psychologist.
Question 7
Which of the following are major sport and exercise psychology journals?
3
, a. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
b. Journal of Applied Research in Sport Psychology
c. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
d. a and b
e. a and c
CORRECT ANSWER
e. a and c
Question 8
The limitations of professional practice knowledge include its:
a. susceptibility to biasing influences
b. high internal validity
c. lack of explanations
d. a and b
e. a and c
CORRECT ANSWER
e. a and c
Question 9
Which professional sport psychology association developed standards for certification of
individuals working in applied sport psychology settings?
a. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
b. International Society of Sport Psychology
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Sport psychology specialists have three roles. These include:
a. teaching, researching, and consulting.
b. teaching, administration, and consulting.
c. research, administration, and teaching.
d. teaching, intervention, and research.
e. intervention, teaching, and consulting.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. teaching, researching, and consulting.
Question 2
Which of the following will the field of sport and exercise psychology face in the future?
a. unqualified people doing consulting in sport psychology.
b. few full-time positions in sport psychology involving consulting with athletes.
c. a glut of positions teaching sport psychology at universities.
d. a and b
e. a and c
CORRECT ANSWER
d. a and b
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,Question 3
Which type of question would NOT fall under the category of "What effect do
psychological factors have on an individual's performance?"
a. Does self-confidence influence a child's ability to learn to swim?
b. How does anxiety affect a tennis player's service accuracy?
c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
d. How does punishment influence an individual's motivation to continue participation in
sport?
e. How does concentration affect performance in fine motor tasks?
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
Question 4
Research by Landers and his colleagues, using biofeedback techniques to train elite
marksmen to shoot between heartbeats, is a good example of a:
a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
b. cognitive-affective orientation.
c. behavioral orientation.
d. psychophysiological orientation.
e. physiological-environmental orientation.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. psychophysiological orientation.
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,Question 5
Behavior is determined by the interaction of the environment and personal makeup of the
performer. This idea is an example of a:
a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
b. behavioral orientation.
c. cognitive-affective orientation.
d. social-psychological orientation.
e. cognitive-environmental orientation.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. social-psychological orientation.
Question 6
Emotional disorders affecting sport performance, such as eating disorders and drug abuse,
would best be treated by a:
a. clinical sport psychologist.
b. developmental psychologist.
c. educational sport psychologist.
d. Rogerian sport therapist.
e. Gestalt sport therapist.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. clinical sport psychologist.
Question 7
Which of the following are major sport and exercise psychology journals?
3
, a. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
b. Journal of Applied Research in Sport Psychology
c. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
d. a and b
e. a and c
CORRECT ANSWER
e. a and c
Question 8
The limitations of professional practice knowledge include its:
a. susceptibility to biasing influences
b. high internal validity
c. lack of explanations
d. a and b
e. a and c
CORRECT ANSWER
e. a and c
Question 9
Which professional sport psychology association developed standards for certification of
individuals working in applied sport psychology settings?
a. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
b. International Society of Sport Psychology
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