UNC EXSS 181 EXAM PREPARATION TEST
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●● What are the 3 Roles of Sports Psychologists?
Answer: - Research
- Teach
- Consult
●● What are two Major types of questions in the field?
Answer: - Psychological factors on sport/physical activity behavior and
performance
- Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological development,
health, and well-being
●● What is B=f(P,E)?
Answer: The formula created by Lewin that states that behavior is a
function of the person and his or her environment
●● Who is Coleman Griffith?
Answer: The Father of Modern Sport Psychology who conducted the
first research lab
●● Who is Norman Triplett?
, Answer: Key figure in history of social and sport & exercise psychology,
studied social facilitation of bikers, and tested whether bikers rode faster
when in groups than alone
●● What is Personality?
Answer: That pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
that distinguishes one person from another and that persists over time
and situations
●● What are the 6 periods of Sports Psychology?
Answer: - Early Years (1895-1920)
- Griffith Era (1921-1938)
- Preparation for the Future (1939-1965)
- Establishment of Academic Branch (1966-1977)
- Multidisciplinary Research (1978-2000)
- Contemporary (2000-Present)
●● What are the 3 Ways of Knowing?
Answer: - Common Sense
- Practical Experience
- Science
●● What are 4 steps of the Scientific Method?
BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What are the 3 Roles of Sports Psychologists?
Answer: - Research
- Teach
- Consult
●● What are two Major types of questions in the field?
Answer: - Psychological factors on sport/physical activity behavior and
performance
- Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological development,
health, and well-being
●● What is B=f(P,E)?
Answer: The formula created by Lewin that states that behavior is a
function of the person and his or her environment
●● Who is Coleman Griffith?
Answer: The Father of Modern Sport Psychology who conducted the
first research lab
●● Who is Norman Triplett?
, Answer: Key figure in history of social and sport & exercise psychology,
studied social facilitation of bikers, and tested whether bikers rode faster
when in groups than alone
●● What is Personality?
Answer: That pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
that distinguishes one person from another and that persists over time
and situations
●● What are the 6 periods of Sports Psychology?
Answer: - Early Years (1895-1920)
- Griffith Era (1921-1938)
- Preparation for the Future (1939-1965)
- Establishment of Academic Branch (1966-1977)
- Multidisciplinary Research (1978-2000)
- Contemporary (2000-Present)
●● What are the 3 Ways of Knowing?
Answer: - Common Sense
- Practical Experience
- Science
●● What are 4 steps of the Scientific Method?
