APK3400 QUIZZES (MOD 1-6) | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
goal-directed actions are planned, controlled, and initiated by Answer - the
brain and nervous system
Expertise in sport performance requires ______________ to adequately
develop each of the components of expert performance (e.g., physical
attributes, technical skills, tactical-cognitive skills, perceptual-cognitive skills,
emotional awareness, and psychological skills). Answer - deliberate practice
______ influence the psychological factors that can facilitate or disrupt motor
performance and when performed appropriately enable performers to get one
step closer to their performance potential Answer - psychological skills
the advantages of psychological skills training include increasing enjoyment of
the activity, achieving greater satisfaction and ________ Answer - enhancing
performance
An athlete's performance issues can be caused by what kind of problems?
Answer - biomechanical, psychological, physiological
motivation, emotion, attention, attributions and confidence are all examples of
________ that can influence performance Answer - psychological factors
, PST programs can be dissected into 4 phases including: education; acquisition;
practice, implementation and evaluation; ____________ phases Answer - self-
regulation
goal-setting, mental imagery, emotion regulation, pre performance routines are
examples of Answer - psychological skills
_______ is the mechanism that drives expertise attainment in all performance
domains Answer - neural adaptation
your friend is an athlete seeking a sport psychology professional but doesnt
know who to turn to. they tell you theyve never been happier but when they
compete something happens to them during their biggest moments during
competition and they cant seem to perform the way they did during practice.
Which training background would be most appropriate for your friend?
Answer - sport sciences-- sport psychology specialization
STD (self determination theory) identifies 3 types of motivation including
Answer - amotivation, extrinsic motivation, instrinsic motivation
according to STD 3 types of intrinsic motivation regulatory processes exist
including to: Answer - know, accomplish and experience stimulation
Although not explicitly stated in SDT, SDT's "regulatory processes" act as
_________ & __________ that __________ the frequency of behaviors,
respectively. Answer - reinforcements and punishments; increase or decrease
in the hierarchical model of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation (HMEIM) the
influence of global, contextual and situational factors is predicted to be
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
goal-directed actions are planned, controlled, and initiated by Answer - the
brain and nervous system
Expertise in sport performance requires ______________ to adequately
develop each of the components of expert performance (e.g., physical
attributes, technical skills, tactical-cognitive skills, perceptual-cognitive skills,
emotional awareness, and psychological skills). Answer - deliberate practice
______ influence the psychological factors that can facilitate or disrupt motor
performance and when performed appropriately enable performers to get one
step closer to their performance potential Answer - psychological skills
the advantages of psychological skills training include increasing enjoyment of
the activity, achieving greater satisfaction and ________ Answer - enhancing
performance
An athlete's performance issues can be caused by what kind of problems?
Answer - biomechanical, psychological, physiological
motivation, emotion, attention, attributions and confidence are all examples of
________ that can influence performance Answer - psychological factors
, PST programs can be dissected into 4 phases including: education; acquisition;
practice, implementation and evaluation; ____________ phases Answer - self-
regulation
goal-setting, mental imagery, emotion regulation, pre performance routines are
examples of Answer - psychological skills
_______ is the mechanism that drives expertise attainment in all performance
domains Answer - neural adaptation
your friend is an athlete seeking a sport psychology professional but doesnt
know who to turn to. they tell you theyve never been happier but when they
compete something happens to them during their biggest moments during
competition and they cant seem to perform the way they did during practice.
Which training background would be most appropriate for your friend?
Answer - sport sciences-- sport psychology specialization
STD (self determination theory) identifies 3 types of motivation including
Answer - amotivation, extrinsic motivation, instrinsic motivation
according to STD 3 types of intrinsic motivation regulatory processes exist
including to: Answer - know, accomplish and experience stimulation
Although not explicitly stated in SDT, SDT's "regulatory processes" act as
_________ & __________ that __________ the frequency of behaviors,
respectively. Answer - reinforcements and punishments; increase or decrease
in the hierarchical model of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation (HMEIM) the
influence of global, contextual and situational factors is predicted to be
