Sports Psychology Exam 1 Chapters 1-4
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Sport psychology specialists have three roles. These include:
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a. teaching, researching, and consulting.
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b. teaching, administration, and consulting.
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c. research, administration, and teaching.
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d. teaching, intervention, and research.
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e. intervention, teaching, and consulting. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. teaching,
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researching, and consulting. | |
Which of the following will the field of sport and exercise psychology face in the
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future? |
a. unqualified people doing consulting in sport psychology.
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b. few full-time positions in sport psychology involving consulting with athletes.
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c. a glut of positions teaching sport psychology at universities.
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d. a and b
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e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. a and b
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Which type of question would NOT fall under the category of "What effect do
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psychological factors have on an individual's performance?"
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,a. Does self-confidence influence a child's ability to learn to swim?
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b. How does anxiety affect a tennis player's service accuracy?
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c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
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d. How does punishment influence an individual's motivation to continue
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participation in sport? | | |
e. How does concentration affect performance in fine motor tasks? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
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Research by Landers and his colleagues, using biofeedback techniques to train
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elite marksmen to shoot between heartbeats, is a good example of a:
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a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
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b. cognitive-affective orientation.
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c. behavioral orientation.
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d. psychophysiological orientation.
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e. physiological-environmental orientation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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psychophysiological orientation. |
Behavior is determined by the interaction of the environment and personal
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makeup of the performer. This idea is an example of a:
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a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
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b. behavioral orientation.
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c. cognitive-affective orientation.
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,d. social-psychological orientation.
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e. cognitive-environmental orientation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. social-
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psychological orientation. |
Emotional disorders affecting sport performance, such as eating disorders and
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drug abuse, would best be treated by a:
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a. clinical sport psychologist.
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b. developmental psychologist.
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c. educational sport psychologist.
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d. Rogerian sport therapist.
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e. Gestalt sport therapist. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. clinical sport psychologist.
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Which of the following are major sport and exercise psychology journals?
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a. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
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b. Journal of Applied Research in Sport Psychology
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c. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
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d. a and b
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e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-e. a and c
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The limitations of professional practice knowledge include its:
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a. susceptibility to biasing influences
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, b. high internal validity
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c. lack of explanations
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d. a and b
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e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-e. a and c
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Which professional sport psychology association developed standards for
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certification of individuals working in applied sport psychology settings?
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a. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
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b. International Society of Sport Psychology
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c. Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
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d. American Psychological Association Division 47
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e. Applied Sport Psychology Society - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Association for the
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Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
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Sport and exercise psychology is first and foremost a:
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a. science
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b. paradigm
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c. applied field of study
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d. laboratory-based field of study - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. science
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In the fifth period, sport psychology experienced a tremendous growth in:
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Sport psychology specialists have three roles. These include:
| | | | | | |
a. teaching, researching, and consulting.
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b. teaching, administration, and consulting.
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c. research, administration, and teaching.
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d. teaching, intervention, and research.
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e. intervention, teaching, and consulting. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. teaching,
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researching, and consulting. | |
Which of the following will the field of sport and exercise psychology face in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
future? |
a. unqualified people doing consulting in sport psychology.
| | | | | | | |
b. few full-time positions in sport psychology involving consulting with athletes.
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c. a glut of positions teaching sport psychology at universities.
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d. a and b
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e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. a and b
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Which type of question would NOT fall under the category of "What effect do
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
psychological factors have on an individual's performance?"
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,a. Does self-confidence influence a child's ability to learn to swim?
| | | | | | | | | | |
b. How does anxiety affect a tennis player's service accuracy?
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c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
| | | | | | | |
d. How does punishment influence an individual's motivation to continue
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participation in sport? | | |
e. How does concentration affect performance in fine motor tasks? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression?
| | | | | | |
Research by Landers and his colleagues, using biofeedback techniques to train
| | | | | | | | | | |
elite marksmen to shoot between heartbeats, is a good example of a:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
| | |
b. cognitive-affective orientation.
| | |
c. behavioral orientation.
| | |
d. psychophysiological orientation.
| | |
e. physiological-environmental orientation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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psychophysiological orientation. |
Behavior is determined by the interaction of the environment and personal
| | | | | | | | | | |
makeup of the performer. This idea is an example of a:
| | | | | | | | | |
a. cognitive-behavioral orientation.
| | |
b. behavioral orientation.
| | |
c. cognitive-affective orientation.
| | |
,d. social-psychological orientation.
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e. cognitive-environmental orientation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. social-
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psychological orientation. |
Emotional disorders affecting sport performance, such as eating disorders and
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drug abuse, would best be treated by a:
| | | | | | |
a. clinical sport psychologist.
| | | |
b. developmental psychologist.
| | |
c. educational sport psychologist.
| | | |
d. Rogerian sport therapist.
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e. Gestalt sport therapist. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. clinical sport psychologist.
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Which of the following are major sport and exercise psychology journals?
| | | | | | | | | | |
a. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
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b. Journal of Applied Research in Sport Psychology
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c. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
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d. a and b
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e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-e. a and c
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The limitations of professional practice knowledge include its:
| | | | | | | |
a. susceptibility to biasing influences
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, b. high internal validity
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c. lack of explanations
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d. a and b
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e. a and c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-e. a and c
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Which professional sport psychology association developed standards for
| | | | | | | |
certification of individuals working in applied sport psychology settings?
| | | | | | | | |
a. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
| | | | | | | | | | | |
b. International Society of Sport Psychology
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c. Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
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d. American Psychological Association Division 47
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e. Applied Sport Psychology Society - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Association for the
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Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
| | | | |
Sport and exercise psychology is first and foremost a:
| | | | | | | |
a. science
| |
b. paradigm
| |
c. applied field of study
| | | | |
d. laboratory-based field of study - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. science
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In the fifth period, sport psychology experienced a tremendous growth in:
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