KNS 231 - Exam 1
Question and answers
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A. writing goals down produced increases in
1. In a study by Weinberg and performance
col- leagues regarding
writing down and posting B. writing down and posting goals led to
goals, they found? increases in per- formance
C. writing down and posting goals led to
increases in prac- tice time
D. writing down and posting goals led to
increases in con- fidence
E. writing down and posting goals led to
decreases in state anxiety
C. writing down and posting goals led to increases
in prac- tice time
2. Burton contends that A. because their goals are not within their complete
athletes who set outcome con- trol
goals will ex-
perience more anxiety and lower B. one of the mechanistic explanations for the
ettectiveness
self-confidence in goal-setting process.
competition; this is
3. It is important to
through- out the entire
,of goal setting
C. one of the indirect thought-process
explanations for the ettectiveness of goal
setting
D. a and c
E. a and b
D. a and
c provide
feedback
provide
support
provide encouragement
, KNS 231 - Exam 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_en5dz9
reevaluate goals
all of these
All of these
4. Mullen and Hardy (2010) A. outcome goals
found that the most
effective types of goals that B. performance-oriented goals
helped athletes over-
come the negative effects of anx-
iety on performance C. movement-focused process goals
were
D. long-term goals
e. combination of short- and long-term
goals C
5. The major finding by Jeong, a. the more diflcult the goals the better the
who reviewed 27 studies on performance
the effec- tiveness of goal
setting, was b. easy goals should be used when learning a
new task
c. one size does not fit all when it comes to the
ettectiveness of goal-setting
d. a and c
e. b
and c c.
6. Which of these goal types
(ac- cording to research by a. performance goals
Filby and
, colleagues, 1999) would produce b. process goals
the best performance?
Question and answers
rated A+ 2025/2026
A. writing goals down produced increases in
1. In a study by Weinberg and performance
col- leagues regarding
writing down and posting B. writing down and posting goals led to
goals, they found? increases in per- formance
C. writing down and posting goals led to
increases in prac- tice time
D. writing down and posting goals led to
increases in con- fidence
E. writing down and posting goals led to
decreases in state anxiety
C. writing down and posting goals led to increases
in prac- tice time
2. Burton contends that A. because their goals are not within their complete
athletes who set outcome con- trol
goals will ex-
perience more anxiety and lower B. one of the mechanistic explanations for the
ettectiveness
self-confidence in goal-setting process.
competition; this is
3. It is important to
through- out the entire
,of goal setting
C. one of the indirect thought-process
explanations for the ettectiveness of goal
setting
D. a and c
E. a and b
D. a and
c provide
feedback
provide
support
provide encouragement
, KNS 231 - Exam 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_en5dz9
reevaluate goals
all of these
All of these
4. Mullen and Hardy (2010) A. outcome goals
found that the most
effective types of goals that B. performance-oriented goals
helped athletes over-
come the negative effects of anx-
iety on performance C. movement-focused process goals
were
D. long-term goals
e. combination of short- and long-term
goals C
5. The major finding by Jeong, a. the more diflcult the goals the better the
who reviewed 27 studies on performance
the effec- tiveness of goal
setting, was b. easy goals should be used when learning a
new task
c. one size does not fit all when it comes to the
ettectiveness of goal-setting
d. a and c
e. b
and c c.
6. Which of these goal types
(ac- cording to research by a. performance goals
Filby and
, colleagues, 1999) would produce b. process goals
the best performance?
