SPMT 304 EXAM 2 with complete
solutions 2025
Catastrophizing .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Using .Self-Talk .that .contains .polar
.words .like ."nothing", ."always", ."impossible", .or ."worst".
Overconfidence .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-There .is .no .such .thing .as
NOT .an .effective .method .for .having .Self-Confidence .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-
Focusing .on .opponent's .faults
Dependent .Confidence .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Increases .inconsistency.
Real, .sustainable .Self-Confidence .comes .from: .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-making .a
.choice
Under .pressure, .why .is .it .a .good .idea .to .think .like .a .squirrel? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWERS-Because .squirrel's .don't .think
Trusting .Mindset .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Having .a .quiet .mind.
Being .creative .or .artistic.
Going .on .your .gut .instinct.
Focusing .on .great .mechanics.
Being .free .of .evaluation.
OMUA .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Someone .who .cares .about .their .performance .too
.much.
, John .Aspland .teaches .us .that: .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Great .performers .treat
.tests .like .a .game.
What .is .an .important .take-home .lesson .from .the .case .study .about .Philip
.Humber? .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-To .only .focus .on .the .controllable .elements .of
.performance.
The ."Moneyball" .analytics .movement .in .professional .sport .misses .what .key
.component .of .evaluation? .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Qualitative .antecedents .of
.performance.
A .performer .who .is .using .an .effective .LOC .is .only .focused .on .evaluating
.elements .of .performance .that .are .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-controllable
What .is .the .key .to .effective, .performance-enhancing .Self-Evaluation? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWERS-Focus .on .the .causes .of .performance, .not .the
.performance .itself.
What .is .an .extremely .valuable .lesson .to .learn .from .Carney .Lansford? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWERS-That .caring .about .quantitative .statistics .can .cause .you .to
.under .perform.
Creating .Your .Own .Reality .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-How .do .you .view .yourself
.and .events .around .you? .What .is .your .Yogiesque .lens? .How .much .do .you
.believe .in .that .lens?
Free .Will .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-we .humans .can .choose .how .we .think. .Your
.future .depends .on .the .decisions .you .make .today, .tomorrow, .and .the .day .after
.that. .
Ex: .When .you .let .your .bad .day .control .your .mindset, .you've .put .your .brain .on
.water .skis. .Your .thinking— .happiness .and .enjoyment .included—is .at .the .whim
.of .what's .going .on.
False .God .Syndrome .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-assuming .that .successful .people
.or .role .models .are .psychologically .different .from .the .rest .of .us. .Whether .that
.means ."better" .or ."worse"
solutions 2025
Catastrophizing .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Using .Self-Talk .that .contains .polar
.words .like ."nothing", ."always", ."impossible", .or ."worst".
Overconfidence .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-There .is .no .such .thing .as
NOT .an .effective .method .for .having .Self-Confidence .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-
Focusing .on .opponent's .faults
Dependent .Confidence .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Increases .inconsistency.
Real, .sustainable .Self-Confidence .comes .from: .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-making .a
.choice
Under .pressure, .why .is .it .a .good .idea .to .think .like .a .squirrel? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWERS-Because .squirrel's .don't .think
Trusting .Mindset .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Having .a .quiet .mind.
Being .creative .or .artistic.
Going .on .your .gut .instinct.
Focusing .on .great .mechanics.
Being .free .of .evaluation.
OMUA .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Someone .who .cares .about .their .performance .too
.much.
, John .Aspland .teaches .us .that: .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Great .performers .treat
.tests .like .a .game.
What .is .an .important .take-home .lesson .from .the .case .study .about .Philip
.Humber? .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-To .only .focus .on .the .controllable .elements .of
.performance.
The ."Moneyball" .analytics .movement .in .professional .sport .misses .what .key
.component .of .evaluation? .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Qualitative .antecedents .of
.performance.
A .performer .who .is .using .an .effective .LOC .is .only .focused .on .evaluating
.elements .of .performance .that .are .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-controllable
What .is .the .key .to .effective, .performance-enhancing .Self-Evaluation? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWERS-Focus .on .the .causes .of .performance, .not .the
.performance .itself.
What .is .an .extremely .valuable .lesson .to .learn .from .Carney .Lansford? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWERS-That .caring .about .quantitative .statistics .can .cause .you .to
.under .perform.
Creating .Your .Own .Reality .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-How .do .you .view .yourself
.and .events .around .you? .What .is .your .Yogiesque .lens? .How .much .do .you
.believe .in .that .lens?
Free .Will .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-we .humans .can .choose .how .we .think. .Your
.future .depends .on .the .decisions .you .make .today, .tomorrow, .and .the .day .after
.that. .
Ex: .When .you .let .your .bad .day .control .your .mindset, .you've .put .your .brain .on
.water .skis. .Your .thinking— .happiness .and .enjoyment .included—is .at .the .whim
.of .what's .going .on.
False .God .Syndrome .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-assuming .that .successful .people
.or .role .models .are .psychologically .different .from .the .rest .of .us. .Whether .that
.means ."better" .or ."worse"
