Applied Sport Psychology
Exam 2 with qualified question
and answers
a. a basketball point guard's rapidly assessing the positioning of the defense while on a fast
break - correct answers 16. An example of Nideffer's broad-external type of attentional focus is
a. a basketball point guard's rapidly assessing the positioning of the defense while on a fast
break
b. a coach's analyzing the game plan prior to the start of the competition
c. a baseball pitcher's focusing on the catcher's mitt just before beginning his pitch
d. a wrestler's practicing mental imagery on the bus ride to a meet
e. a basketball player's sighting the rim while on the free-throw line
,a. analyze situations more quickly and use more anticipatory cues - correct answers 13. Top
athletes seem to be able to do just the right thing at just the right time. From an attentional
perspective, research has shown that this is mostly due to their ability to
a. analyze situations more quickly and use more anticipatory cues
b. use a narrow-external focus
c. use a broad-external focus
d. use a narrow-internal focus
e. analyze situations by using imagery and positive self-talk
a. diaphragm - correct answers 10. Effective breathing occurs from the
a. diaphragm
b. central chest
c. upper chest
d. throat
e. none of the above
a. expose the person to increasing amounts of stress, thereby enhancing the person's immunity
to stress - correct answers 7. The premise of stress inoculation training is to
a. expose the person to increasing amounts of stress, thereby enhancing the person's immunity
to stress
b. teach both somatic and cognitive anxiety skills
c. teach people that stress is predominantly in their minds
d. teach people to appraise stressful situations
e. none of the above
a. identify and modify stress-inducing self-statements - correct answers 33. Cognitive
restructuring attempts to
, a. identify and modify stress-inducing self-statements
b. improve problem-solving ability
c. improve attentional focus
d. identify different strategies for mental preparation
e. none of the above
a. image itself, image meaning, somatic response to the image - correct answers 15. Triple code
theory refers to what three parts of the image?
a. image itself, image meaning, somatic response to the image
b. image itself, image meaning, cognitive response to the image
c. image itself, image timing, somatic response to the image
d. image meaning, image timing, cognitive response to the image
e. image consistency, image meaning, image timing
a. is common among younger athletes - correct answers 10. Future-oriented thinking (attending
to events in the future)
a. is common among younger athletes
b. involves seeing a past mistake while focusing on the present
c. often takes the form of "what about me" statements
d. all of the above
e. a and c
a. kinesthetic - correct answers 14. Internal imagery (as compared to external imagery) makes it
easier for an athlete to experience which of the following senses?
a. kinesthetic
b. auditory
c. visual
Exam 2 with qualified question
and answers
a. a basketball point guard's rapidly assessing the positioning of the defense while on a fast
break - correct answers 16. An example of Nideffer's broad-external type of attentional focus is
a. a basketball point guard's rapidly assessing the positioning of the defense while on a fast
break
b. a coach's analyzing the game plan prior to the start of the competition
c. a baseball pitcher's focusing on the catcher's mitt just before beginning his pitch
d. a wrestler's practicing mental imagery on the bus ride to a meet
e. a basketball player's sighting the rim while on the free-throw line
,a. analyze situations more quickly and use more anticipatory cues - correct answers 13. Top
athletes seem to be able to do just the right thing at just the right time. From an attentional
perspective, research has shown that this is mostly due to their ability to
a. analyze situations more quickly and use more anticipatory cues
b. use a narrow-external focus
c. use a broad-external focus
d. use a narrow-internal focus
e. analyze situations by using imagery and positive self-talk
a. diaphragm - correct answers 10. Effective breathing occurs from the
a. diaphragm
b. central chest
c. upper chest
d. throat
e. none of the above
a. expose the person to increasing amounts of stress, thereby enhancing the person's immunity
to stress - correct answers 7. The premise of stress inoculation training is to
a. expose the person to increasing amounts of stress, thereby enhancing the person's immunity
to stress
b. teach both somatic and cognitive anxiety skills
c. teach people that stress is predominantly in their minds
d. teach people to appraise stressful situations
e. none of the above
a. identify and modify stress-inducing self-statements - correct answers 33. Cognitive
restructuring attempts to
, a. identify and modify stress-inducing self-statements
b. improve problem-solving ability
c. improve attentional focus
d. identify different strategies for mental preparation
e. none of the above
a. image itself, image meaning, somatic response to the image - correct answers 15. Triple code
theory refers to what three parts of the image?
a. image itself, image meaning, somatic response to the image
b. image itself, image meaning, cognitive response to the image
c. image itself, image timing, somatic response to the image
d. image meaning, image timing, cognitive response to the image
e. image consistency, image meaning, image timing
a. is common among younger athletes - correct answers 10. Future-oriented thinking (attending
to events in the future)
a. is common among younger athletes
b. involves seeing a past mistake while focusing on the present
c. often takes the form of "what about me" statements
d. all of the above
e. a and c
a. kinesthetic - correct answers 14. Internal imagery (as compared to external imagery) makes it
easier for an athlete to experience which of the following senses?
a. kinesthetic
b. auditory
c. visual
