EXSS 181- Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
sport |& |exercise |psychology |defintion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |scientific |study |of |human |
behaviour |in |sport |and |exercise, |and |the |practical |application |of |that |knowledge
3 |roles |of |sport |psychologists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--research
-teaching
-consulting
What |are |the |two |major |types |of |questions |in |the |field? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Understand |
the |effects |of: |
1. |Psychological |factors |on |sport/physical |activity |behavior |and |performance
2. |Participating |in |sport/physical |activity |on |psychological |development, |health, |and |well-being
What |does |B=f(P,E) |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |is |a |function |of |both |the |Person |
and |his/her |Environment
| -Dynamic |->Precise |prediction |difficult
| -Need |to |understand |BOTH |person |and |context
Norman |Triplett |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--"Father |of |social |psych"
-Studied |social |facilitation |of |bikers
Coleman |Griffith |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--"Father |of |Modern |Sport |Psychology"
,-1st |research |lab
-25 |research |articles
-Studied |Red |Grange |at |Illinois; |Worked |w/ |Notre |Dame |and |Chicago |Cubs
Describe |and |explain |the |6 |periods |of |sport |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Early |Years |
(1895-1920)
-early |studies |(ex. |Norman |Triplett)
2. |Griffith |Era |(1921-1938)
-development |of |labs |and |psychological |testing
3. |Preparation |for |the |Future |(1939-1965)
| -Franklin |Henry |establishes |grad |program
4. |Establishment |of |Academic |Branch |(1966-1977)
| -1st |NASPSPA |conference
5. |Multidisciplinary |Research |(1978-2000)
| -New |research |and |establishment |of |specialty |journals |and |conferences
6. |Contemporary |(2000-Present)
Identify |and |explain |3 |ways |of |knowing.
(advantages |& |disadvantages) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Common |sense |(Intuition, |
speculation)
(+) |easy, |quick
(-) |not |based |on |experience/data |so |greatest |chance |of |being |wrong
2. |Practical |Experience |(Observations, |case |studies)
(+) |holistic, |immediate, |innovative
(-) |fails |to |explain |mechanisms, |susceptible |to |bias
3. |Science |(Systematic, |controlled, |empirical |investigations |of |relationships |among |
phenomena)
, (+) |Reliable, |"objective |and |unbiased"
(-) |reductionistic, |slow |to |evolve, |sometimes |not |practical
What |are |the |4 |steps |involved |in |the |scientific |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.Develop |
the |problem
2.Formulate |hypotheses
3.Gather |Data
4.Analyze |and |interpret |results
What |is |a |theory? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-set |of |interrelated |facts |that |present |a |systematic |
view |of |a |phenomenon |in |order |to |describe, |explain, |and |predict |its |future |occurrences
What |are |the |individual |ABCs |of |sport |& |exercise |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |= |
affect |(feeling |states)
B |= |behavior |(actions)
C |= |cognition |(thoughts)
A
-defintion
-research |question |ex. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Affect: |(state |specific)
-Positive |affect |- |optimal |states |of |energy, |concentration |& |pleasurable |engagement
-Negative |affect |- |sense |of |distress |or |unpleasant |engagement
Emotion |- |affect |& |behavior |congruent |with, |directed |at |particular |stimulus
Mood |- |diffuse |and |global |expressions |of |emotion/affect
How |do |anxiety |or |anger |influence |performance?
Answers
sport |& |exercise |psychology |defintion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |scientific |study |of |human |
behaviour |in |sport |and |exercise, |and |the |practical |application |of |that |knowledge
3 |roles |of |sport |psychologists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--research
-teaching
-consulting
What |are |the |two |major |types |of |questions |in |the |field? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Understand |
the |effects |of: |
1. |Psychological |factors |on |sport/physical |activity |behavior |and |performance
2. |Participating |in |sport/physical |activity |on |psychological |development, |health, |and |well-being
What |does |B=f(P,E) |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |is |a |function |of |both |the |Person |
and |his/her |Environment
| -Dynamic |->Precise |prediction |difficult
| -Need |to |understand |BOTH |person |and |context
Norman |Triplett |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--"Father |of |social |psych"
-Studied |social |facilitation |of |bikers
Coleman |Griffith |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--"Father |of |Modern |Sport |Psychology"
,-1st |research |lab
-25 |research |articles
-Studied |Red |Grange |at |Illinois; |Worked |w/ |Notre |Dame |and |Chicago |Cubs
Describe |and |explain |the |6 |periods |of |sport |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Early |Years |
(1895-1920)
-early |studies |(ex. |Norman |Triplett)
2. |Griffith |Era |(1921-1938)
-development |of |labs |and |psychological |testing
3. |Preparation |for |the |Future |(1939-1965)
| -Franklin |Henry |establishes |grad |program
4. |Establishment |of |Academic |Branch |(1966-1977)
| -1st |NASPSPA |conference
5. |Multidisciplinary |Research |(1978-2000)
| -New |research |and |establishment |of |specialty |journals |and |conferences
6. |Contemporary |(2000-Present)
Identify |and |explain |3 |ways |of |knowing.
(advantages |& |disadvantages) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Common |sense |(Intuition, |
speculation)
(+) |easy, |quick
(-) |not |based |on |experience/data |so |greatest |chance |of |being |wrong
2. |Practical |Experience |(Observations, |case |studies)
(+) |holistic, |immediate, |innovative
(-) |fails |to |explain |mechanisms, |susceptible |to |bias
3. |Science |(Systematic, |controlled, |empirical |investigations |of |relationships |among |
phenomena)
, (+) |Reliable, |"objective |and |unbiased"
(-) |reductionistic, |slow |to |evolve, |sometimes |not |practical
What |are |the |4 |steps |involved |in |the |scientific |method? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.Develop |
the |problem
2.Formulate |hypotheses
3.Gather |Data
4.Analyze |and |interpret |results
What |is |a |theory? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-set |of |interrelated |facts |that |present |a |systematic |
view |of |a |phenomenon |in |order |to |describe, |explain, |and |predict |its |future |occurrences
What |are |the |individual |ABCs |of |sport |& |exercise |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |= |
affect |(feeling |states)
B |= |behavior |(actions)
C |= |cognition |(thoughts)
A
-defintion
-research |question |ex. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Affect: |(state |specific)
-Positive |affect |- |optimal |states |of |energy, |concentration |& |pleasurable |engagement
-Negative |affect |- |sense |of |distress |or |unpleasant |engagement
Emotion |- |affect |& |behavior |congruent |with, |directed |at |particular |stimulus
Mood |- |diffuse |and |global |expressions |of |emotion/affect
How |do |anxiety |or |anger |influence |performance?
