APK 3400 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
Norman Triplett - ANSWERfirst official social psychology experiment on social
facilitation; cyclists performed better when paced by others
Coleman Griffith - ANSWER• "Father of Modern Sport Psychology"
• 1st research lab
• worked with Notre Dame and Chicago Cubs
teaching role - ANSWERGives instructions and provides training; involves analysis
and synthesis of the learner experience
case study - ANSWERan observation technique in which one person is studied in
depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
Case-control study - ANSWERA type of epidemiologic study where a group of
individuals with the diseases, referred to as cases, are compared to individuals
without the disease, referred to as controls
cross-sectional study - ANSWERa study in which people of different categories are
compared with one another
social cognitive theory - ANSWERsocial interactions shape behavior
hierarchical model - ANSWERglobal, contextual, situational
HMIEM - global - ANSWERgeneral motivational profile of an individual across all
domains
HMIEM - contextual - ANSWERindividuals' motivational profile across group
activities
HMIEM - situational - ANSWERindividuals' motivational profile on a specific activity,
at a specific time
Predictive design - ANSWERExploration of the factors that may influence or predict
an outcome
randomized controlled trial - ANSWERAn experimental study in which researchers
randomly assign individuals to either an experimental or a control group and expose
the experimental group to the manipulated variable of interest.
sports psychology - ANSWERpursuit of understanding thoughts, emotions, attention
, goal-directed actions - ANSWERinitiated by the brain
proximity model - ANSWERmotivation, emotion, attention, performance
Neuron - ANSWERa nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
constructs - ANSWERidea that cannot be seen or measured directly
Biological Mechanisms - ANSWERmeasurable, physiological functions (ex.
physiological experience, behavior)
Dendrite - ANSWERreceive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body
axon terminal - ANSWERThe endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are
stored
Neurotransmitters - ANSWERchemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps
between neurons
PNS (peripheral nervous system) - ANSWERthe sensory and motor neurons that
connect the CNS to the rest of the body
somatic nervous system - ANSWERvoluntary movements
autonomic nervous system - ANSWERinvoluntary movements
(sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems)
psychological skills training - ANSWERSkills the athlete uses to improve the factors
that improve performance
psychological skills - ANSWERGoal setting, self-talk, mental imagery, emotional
regulation, pre-performance routines
psychological factors - ANSWERTechnical, strategy, physical, leadership,
motivation, injury, emotion, confidence
Phases of PST Programs - ANSWEReducation, acquisition, practice, self regulation
expertise - ANSWERspecialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how; expertness
Franklin Henry - ANSWERfather of motor learning
Ferruccio Antonelli - ANSWERfirst president of the International Society for Sport
Psychology
Bruce Ogilvie - ANSWERFather of Applied Sport Psychology
Dorothy Harris - ANSWERMother of applied sport psychology
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
Norman Triplett - ANSWERfirst official social psychology experiment on social
facilitation; cyclists performed better when paced by others
Coleman Griffith - ANSWER• "Father of Modern Sport Psychology"
• 1st research lab
• worked with Notre Dame and Chicago Cubs
teaching role - ANSWERGives instructions and provides training; involves analysis
and synthesis of the learner experience
case study - ANSWERan observation technique in which one person is studied in
depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
Case-control study - ANSWERA type of epidemiologic study where a group of
individuals with the diseases, referred to as cases, are compared to individuals
without the disease, referred to as controls
cross-sectional study - ANSWERa study in which people of different categories are
compared with one another
social cognitive theory - ANSWERsocial interactions shape behavior
hierarchical model - ANSWERglobal, contextual, situational
HMIEM - global - ANSWERgeneral motivational profile of an individual across all
domains
HMIEM - contextual - ANSWERindividuals' motivational profile across group
activities
HMIEM - situational - ANSWERindividuals' motivational profile on a specific activity,
at a specific time
Predictive design - ANSWERExploration of the factors that may influence or predict
an outcome
randomized controlled trial - ANSWERAn experimental study in which researchers
randomly assign individuals to either an experimental or a control group and expose
the experimental group to the manipulated variable of interest.
sports psychology - ANSWERpursuit of understanding thoughts, emotions, attention
, goal-directed actions - ANSWERinitiated by the brain
proximity model - ANSWERmotivation, emotion, attention, performance
Neuron - ANSWERa nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
constructs - ANSWERidea that cannot be seen or measured directly
Biological Mechanisms - ANSWERmeasurable, physiological functions (ex.
physiological experience, behavior)
Dendrite - ANSWERreceive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body
axon terminal - ANSWERThe endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are
stored
Neurotransmitters - ANSWERchemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps
between neurons
PNS (peripheral nervous system) - ANSWERthe sensory and motor neurons that
connect the CNS to the rest of the body
somatic nervous system - ANSWERvoluntary movements
autonomic nervous system - ANSWERinvoluntary movements
(sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems)
psychological skills training - ANSWERSkills the athlete uses to improve the factors
that improve performance
psychological skills - ANSWERGoal setting, self-talk, mental imagery, emotional
regulation, pre-performance routines
psychological factors - ANSWERTechnical, strategy, physical, leadership,
motivation, injury, emotion, confidence
Phases of PST Programs - ANSWEReducation, acquisition, practice, self regulation
expertise - ANSWERspecialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how; expertness
Franklin Henry - ANSWERfather of motor learning
Ferruccio Antonelli - ANSWERfirst president of the International Society for Sport
Psychology
Bruce Ogilvie - ANSWERFather of Applied Sport Psychology
Dorothy Harris - ANSWERMother of applied sport psychology
