UNC EXSS 181 EXAM PREP EXAMINATION
TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⫸ Three roles of sport Psychologists. Ans: Research: plan, design,
implement and evaluate research. Theoretical and applied research
and intervention.
Teaching: university courses. All levels. Community and sport
organizations.
Consulting: help individuals and teams improve performance, manage
demands, and enhance well-being. Educational, counseling, clinical.
⫸ 2 major types of questions in the field. Ans: Psychological factors
on sport/physical activity behavior and performance
Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological development,
health, and well-being
⫸ B=f(P,E). Ans: Behavior is a function of both the Person and
his/her Environment
Dynamic
Precise prediction is difficult
,Need to understand BOTH person and context
⫸ History: Main figures and what did they do. Ans: ~~Norman
Triplett: Key figure in history of social and sport & exercise
psychology
Studied social facilitation of bikers
Tested whether bikers rode faster when in groups than alone
~~Coleman Griffith: "Father of Modern Sport Psychology"
1st research lab
25 research articles
Studied Red Grange at Illinois
Worked with Notre Dame and Chicago Cubs
⫸ 6 periods of sport psychology. Ans: Early Years (1895-1920)
Griffith Era (1921-1938)
Lab at University of Illinois
Preparation for the Future (1939-1965)
Franklin Henry establishes grad program
Establishment of Academic Branch (1966-1977)
1st NASPSPA conference
Multidisciplinary Research (1978-2000)
New research and establishment of journals
Contemporary (2000-Present)
, ⫸ 3 ways of knowing: advantages and disadvantages. Ans: Common
sense
Intuition, speculation
Strengths: easy, quick
Limitations: not based on experience or data so greatest chance of
being wrong
Practical Experience
Observations, case studies
Strengths: holistic, immediate, innovative
Limitations: fails to explain mechanisms, susceptible to bias
Science
Systematic, controlled, empirical investigations of relationships
among phenomena
Strengths: Reliable, "objective and unbiased"
Limitations: reductionistic, slow to evolve, sometimes not practical
⫸ 4 steps in the scientific method. Ans: ~~Develop the problem
What is the PURPOSE
Identify independent and dependent variables
~~Formulate hypotheses
Must be testable (make a specific prediction that can be supported or
refuted)
~~Gather Data
Who are the participants?
What is the method (procedures, measures)?
TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⫸ Three roles of sport Psychologists. Ans: Research: plan, design,
implement and evaluate research. Theoretical and applied research
and intervention.
Teaching: university courses. All levels. Community and sport
organizations.
Consulting: help individuals and teams improve performance, manage
demands, and enhance well-being. Educational, counseling, clinical.
⫸ 2 major types of questions in the field. Ans: Psychological factors
on sport/physical activity behavior and performance
Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological development,
health, and well-being
⫸ B=f(P,E). Ans: Behavior is a function of both the Person and
his/her Environment
Dynamic
Precise prediction is difficult
,Need to understand BOTH person and context
⫸ History: Main figures and what did they do. Ans: ~~Norman
Triplett: Key figure in history of social and sport & exercise
psychology
Studied social facilitation of bikers
Tested whether bikers rode faster when in groups than alone
~~Coleman Griffith: "Father of Modern Sport Psychology"
1st research lab
25 research articles
Studied Red Grange at Illinois
Worked with Notre Dame and Chicago Cubs
⫸ 6 periods of sport psychology. Ans: Early Years (1895-1920)
Griffith Era (1921-1938)
Lab at University of Illinois
Preparation for the Future (1939-1965)
Franklin Henry establishes grad program
Establishment of Academic Branch (1966-1977)
1st NASPSPA conference
Multidisciplinary Research (1978-2000)
New research and establishment of journals
Contemporary (2000-Present)
, ⫸ 3 ways of knowing: advantages and disadvantages. Ans: Common
sense
Intuition, speculation
Strengths: easy, quick
Limitations: not based on experience or data so greatest chance of
being wrong
Practical Experience
Observations, case studies
Strengths: holistic, immediate, innovative
Limitations: fails to explain mechanisms, susceptible to bias
Science
Systematic, controlled, empirical investigations of relationships
among phenomena
Strengths: Reliable, "objective and unbiased"
Limitations: reductionistic, slow to evolve, sometimes not practical
⫸ 4 steps in the scientific method. Ans: ~~Develop the problem
What is the PURPOSE
Identify independent and dependent variables
~~Formulate hypotheses
Must be testable (make a specific prediction that can be supported or
refuted)
~~Gather Data
Who are the participants?
What is the method (procedures, measures)?
