KNES 383 MIDTERM EXAM ANSWERED CORRECTLY 2025
1. What is personality? sum of characteristics that make a person unique
2. what is hollander's
schematic view of -psychological core: the real you, includes attitude,
personality values, interests (importance one places on family)
-typical response: how people usually respond to
the world around them ( introverted @ parties)
-role related behavior: how behavior changes
depending on the environment (adopting/ perceived/
required goals)
3. six personality viewpoints 1.psychodynamic: not used a lot in sport psych,
uncon-
scious determinants of behavior
2. trait approach: personality relatively stable
3. situation approach- behavior determined
by environ- ment or situation
4. interactional approach: situation and person
determine behavior
5. phenomological approach: " "
6. integrative / biopsychosocial approach:
"whole person"
4. What are the big five
personality traits? O.C.E.A.N.
-openness: to experience (curious, imaginative), -
consci- entiousness (disciplined, orderly), extraversion
(social, out- going, assertive), agreeableness
(cooperative, selfless/al- truistic), neuroticism
(nervous, anxious, irritable)
5. trait stable, "generally or typically feel"
-sport: not nervous in games, low trait anxiety
-exercise: generally confident about how you look in
the gym, low-trait social physique anxiety
, KNES 383 MIDTERM EXAM ANSWERED CORRECTLY 2025
6. state particular moment in time with a
situation sport: champ game, high
state anxiety
, KNES 383 MIDTERM EXAM ANSWERED CORRECTLY 2025
exercise: someone attractive shows up, high state social
physique anxiety
7. Do's and Don'ts of
personality testing
8. iceberg profile reflects positive mental health, negative traits
below the surface
9. what is grit trait-level perseverance and passion for long-
term goals pursuit of goals despite adversity,
failure
try to facilitate growth mindset, enhance in children
10. what is perfectionism setting very high standards of performance, striving
for
flawlessness, and tendency to be highly critical in
evaluat- ing one's performance
11. maladaptive perfectionism concern over mistakes and evaluation by others,
associated
with poor performance and burnout
12. adaptive perfectionism worry not excessive, not concerned with others
evaluations,
associated with better learning and performance
13. Need Achievement Theory an interactional view that considers both personal
and sit-
uational factors as important predictors of behavior,
(week 3 printed slides)
14. attribution theory how people explain their successes and
1. What is personality? sum of characteristics that make a person unique
2. what is hollander's
schematic view of -psychological core: the real you, includes attitude,
personality values, interests (importance one places on family)
-typical response: how people usually respond to
the world around them ( introverted @ parties)
-role related behavior: how behavior changes
depending on the environment (adopting/ perceived/
required goals)
3. six personality viewpoints 1.psychodynamic: not used a lot in sport psych,
uncon-
scious determinants of behavior
2. trait approach: personality relatively stable
3. situation approach- behavior determined
by environ- ment or situation
4. interactional approach: situation and person
determine behavior
5. phenomological approach: " "
6. integrative / biopsychosocial approach:
"whole person"
4. What are the big five
personality traits? O.C.E.A.N.
-openness: to experience (curious, imaginative), -
consci- entiousness (disciplined, orderly), extraversion
(social, out- going, assertive), agreeableness
(cooperative, selfless/al- truistic), neuroticism
(nervous, anxious, irritable)
5. trait stable, "generally or typically feel"
-sport: not nervous in games, low trait anxiety
-exercise: generally confident about how you look in
the gym, low-trait social physique anxiety
, KNES 383 MIDTERM EXAM ANSWERED CORRECTLY 2025
6. state particular moment in time with a
situation sport: champ game, high
state anxiety
, KNES 383 MIDTERM EXAM ANSWERED CORRECTLY 2025
exercise: someone attractive shows up, high state social
physique anxiety
7. Do's and Don'ts of
personality testing
8. iceberg profile reflects positive mental health, negative traits
below the surface
9. what is grit trait-level perseverance and passion for long-
term goals pursuit of goals despite adversity,
failure
try to facilitate growth mindset, enhance in children
10. what is perfectionism setting very high standards of performance, striving
for
flawlessness, and tendency to be highly critical in
evaluat- ing one's performance
11. maladaptive perfectionism concern over mistakes and evaluation by others,
associated
with poor performance and burnout
12. adaptive perfectionism worry not excessive, not concerned with others
evaluations,
associated with better learning and performance
13. Need Achievement Theory an interactional view that considers both personal
and sit-
uational factors as important predictors of behavior,
(week 3 printed slides)
14. attribution theory how people explain their successes and
