Sports and Exercise Psychology Exam
#1-Graded A
Sport and Exercise Psychology - correct answer-Scientific study of people and their
behaviors in sport and exercise activities
Objectives of SE Psychology - correct answer-how psychology factors effect
performance, effects of participation in physical activity on psychological development,
health and well-being
Roles of SE Psychology Specialists - correct answer-Teach, research and consulting
Father of American Sport Psychology - correct answer-Coleman R. Griffith
Clinical Sport Psychologist - correct answer-Trained and licensed in psychology
Educational Sport Psychologist - correct answer-Trained in physical education,
kinesiology or exercise and sport science, not licensed
Father of North American Applied Sport Psychology - correct answer-Bruce Ogilvie
First Sport Psychology Society in North America - correct answer-Association for
Applied Sport Psychology (1986)
1985 - correct answer-US Olympic committee first hired a full-time sport psychology
consultant
Scientific Practice Knowledge - correct answer-Gained through research
Professional Practice Knowledge - correct answer-Gained through experience
1893 - 1920 - correct answer-Early Years - Norman Triplett (first experiment with
cyclists)
1921 - 1938 - correct answer-Development of Laboratories and Psychological Testing -
Coleman R. Griffith
1939 - 1965 - correct answer-Preparation for the Future - Franklin Henry (mentor)
1966 - 1977 - correct answer-Establishment of Academic Sport Psychology - Bruce
Ogilvie
, 1978 - 2000 - correct answer-Multidisciplinary Science and Practice in Sports and
Exercise Psychology - Dorothy Harris (PSU graduate program)
2001 - Present - correct answer-Contemporary Sport and Exercise Psychology
Norman Triplett - correct answer-First experiment - cycylists
Coleman Griffith - correct answer-Developed first laboratory in sport psychology and
first coaching schools in America
Bruce Ogilvie - correct answer-One of the first applied sport psychology consultants,
also began working with athletes and teams
Rainier Martens - correct answer-Internationally recognized sport psychologist
Joan Duda - correct answer-Editor-in-chief of Journal of Applied Sport Psychology,
motivation research
Deborah Feltz - correct answer-Self-efficacy research, adviser/mentor, published first
meta-analysis in the field
Diane Gill - correct answer-Editor-in-chief of Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Penny McCullagh - correct answer-Modeling and observational learning, linking motor
learning principles with sport psycholgoy
Carole Oglesby - correct answer-Sociocultural foundations pf physical education,
counseling, gender and sport, SIGS
Tara Scalan - correct answer-Mentor, qualitative work on source of enjoyment and
anxiety, NASPSPA
Maureen Weiss - correct answer-Program development at University of Oregon, stellar
mentor
Jean Williams - correct answer-Applied sport psychology books, program development
at University of Arizona
Trait Theory - correct answer-Predisposed to acting a certain way, person acts the
same way regardless of the situation
Situational Theory - correct answer-Behavior is determined largely by the situation or
environment. Environmental influences and reinforcements shape the way you behave
#1-Graded A
Sport and Exercise Psychology - correct answer-Scientific study of people and their
behaviors in sport and exercise activities
Objectives of SE Psychology - correct answer-how psychology factors effect
performance, effects of participation in physical activity on psychological development,
health and well-being
Roles of SE Psychology Specialists - correct answer-Teach, research and consulting
Father of American Sport Psychology - correct answer-Coleman R. Griffith
Clinical Sport Psychologist - correct answer-Trained and licensed in psychology
Educational Sport Psychologist - correct answer-Trained in physical education,
kinesiology or exercise and sport science, not licensed
Father of North American Applied Sport Psychology - correct answer-Bruce Ogilvie
First Sport Psychology Society in North America - correct answer-Association for
Applied Sport Psychology (1986)
1985 - correct answer-US Olympic committee first hired a full-time sport psychology
consultant
Scientific Practice Knowledge - correct answer-Gained through research
Professional Practice Knowledge - correct answer-Gained through experience
1893 - 1920 - correct answer-Early Years - Norman Triplett (first experiment with
cyclists)
1921 - 1938 - correct answer-Development of Laboratories and Psychological Testing -
Coleman R. Griffith
1939 - 1965 - correct answer-Preparation for the Future - Franklin Henry (mentor)
1966 - 1977 - correct answer-Establishment of Academic Sport Psychology - Bruce
Ogilvie
, 1978 - 2000 - correct answer-Multidisciplinary Science and Practice in Sports and
Exercise Psychology - Dorothy Harris (PSU graduate program)
2001 - Present - correct answer-Contemporary Sport and Exercise Psychology
Norman Triplett - correct answer-First experiment - cycylists
Coleman Griffith - correct answer-Developed first laboratory in sport psychology and
first coaching schools in America
Bruce Ogilvie - correct answer-One of the first applied sport psychology consultants,
also began working with athletes and teams
Rainier Martens - correct answer-Internationally recognized sport psychologist
Joan Duda - correct answer-Editor-in-chief of Journal of Applied Sport Psychology,
motivation research
Deborah Feltz - correct answer-Self-efficacy research, adviser/mentor, published first
meta-analysis in the field
Diane Gill - correct answer-Editor-in-chief of Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Penny McCullagh - correct answer-Modeling and observational learning, linking motor
learning principles with sport psycholgoy
Carole Oglesby - correct answer-Sociocultural foundations pf physical education,
counseling, gender and sport, SIGS
Tara Scalan - correct answer-Mentor, qualitative work on source of enjoyment and
anxiety, NASPSPA
Maureen Weiss - correct answer-Program development at University of Oregon, stellar
mentor
Jean Williams - correct answer-Applied sport psychology books, program development
at University of Arizona
Trait Theory - correct answer-Predisposed to acting a certain way, person acts the
same way regardless of the situation
Situational Theory - correct answer-Behavior is determined largely by the situation or
environment. Environmental influences and reinforcements shape the way you behave
