CSCS 2026 MAIN 2026 EXAMINATION SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔During a field goal attempt, the kicker blocks out the crowd noise and the opposing
players to focus specifically on the task at hand, this is referred to as? -
✔✔Selectiveattention
✔✔The ability to effective manage many environmental stimuli simultaneously refers to
which dispositional style? - ✔✔Broad external attentional focus
✔✔The women's soccer coach felt the team hustled especially hard at today's practice
and announced that no wind sprints would be required at the end of practice. Which
type of motivational phenomena does this relate to? - ✔✔Negative reinforcement
✔✔All of the following factors affect optimal arousal and subsequent performance
EXCEPT? - ✔✔Sex
✔✔A college basketball player steps to the free throw line and imagines setting up,
shooting, sinking the free throw, and what the crowd reaction will be before actually
taking the shot. What is this athlete engaging in? - ✔✔Mental imagery
✔✔Any high school wrestler who achieves 100 wins in his career has his name and
picture placed on the wall of the gym. This is an example of? - ✔✔Positive
reinforcement
, ✔✔A gymnast has a desire to perform to the best of her potential. This is an example
of? - ✔✔Intrinsic motivation
✔✔Which of the following factors appear to b responsible for the strength benefits from
anabolic steroids? - ✔✔Increased protein synthesis
✔✔During medical screening by a physician all of the following might suggest anabolic
steroid use EXCEPT? - ✔✔HDL Cholesterol level >50 mg/dl
✔✔All of the following are functions of Human Growth Hormone EXCEPT? -
✔✔Decreased uptake of amino acids
✔✔Which of the following is a protein primarily produced in the kidney that stimulates
new red blood cells? - ✔✔Erythropoietin
✔✔An athlete who is blood doping would likely experience a substantial increase in
what lab values? - ✔✔Hematocrit and Hemoglobin
✔✔Which of the following have affects such as lipolysis and thermogenesis and have
been found to increase lean mass and decrease stored fat? - ✔✔Beta-Adrenergic
Agonists
✔✔Muscle uptake of creatine can be enhanced by pairing it with which of the following?
- ✔✔Carbohydrates
✔✔Caffeine improves athletic performance by all of the following EXCEPT? -
✔✔Decreased urine output
✔✔All of the following are true regarding dietary supplements EXCEPT? - ✔✔They may
be advertised as food replacements
✔✔The BEST way to assess the amount of fluid an athlete lost during a single workout
is the - ✔✔Change in the athlete's weight observed on a balance scale
✔✔Which of the following is a macronutrient? - ✔✔Protein
✔✔Which of the following will a female soccer player utilize the MOST during a game? -
✔✔Carbohydrate
✔✔Which of the following is the MOST important for tissue repair in the strength and
power athlete? - ✔✔Protein
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔During a field goal attempt, the kicker blocks out the crowd noise and the opposing
players to focus specifically on the task at hand, this is referred to as? -
✔✔Selectiveattention
✔✔The ability to effective manage many environmental stimuli simultaneously refers to
which dispositional style? - ✔✔Broad external attentional focus
✔✔The women's soccer coach felt the team hustled especially hard at today's practice
and announced that no wind sprints would be required at the end of practice. Which
type of motivational phenomena does this relate to? - ✔✔Negative reinforcement
✔✔All of the following factors affect optimal arousal and subsequent performance
EXCEPT? - ✔✔Sex
✔✔A college basketball player steps to the free throw line and imagines setting up,
shooting, sinking the free throw, and what the crowd reaction will be before actually
taking the shot. What is this athlete engaging in? - ✔✔Mental imagery
✔✔Any high school wrestler who achieves 100 wins in his career has his name and
picture placed on the wall of the gym. This is an example of? - ✔✔Positive
reinforcement
, ✔✔A gymnast has a desire to perform to the best of her potential. This is an example
of? - ✔✔Intrinsic motivation
✔✔Which of the following factors appear to b responsible for the strength benefits from
anabolic steroids? - ✔✔Increased protein synthesis
✔✔During medical screening by a physician all of the following might suggest anabolic
steroid use EXCEPT? - ✔✔HDL Cholesterol level >50 mg/dl
✔✔All of the following are functions of Human Growth Hormone EXCEPT? -
✔✔Decreased uptake of amino acids
✔✔Which of the following is a protein primarily produced in the kidney that stimulates
new red blood cells? - ✔✔Erythropoietin
✔✔An athlete who is blood doping would likely experience a substantial increase in
what lab values? - ✔✔Hematocrit and Hemoglobin
✔✔Which of the following have affects such as lipolysis and thermogenesis and have
been found to increase lean mass and decrease stored fat? - ✔✔Beta-Adrenergic
Agonists
✔✔Muscle uptake of creatine can be enhanced by pairing it with which of the following?
- ✔✔Carbohydrates
✔✔Caffeine improves athletic performance by all of the following EXCEPT? -
✔✔Decreased urine output
✔✔All of the following are true regarding dietary supplements EXCEPT? - ✔✔They may
be advertised as food replacements
✔✔The BEST way to assess the amount of fluid an athlete lost during a single workout
is the - ✔✔Change in the athlete's weight observed on a balance scale
✔✔Which of the following is a macronutrient? - ✔✔Protein
✔✔Which of the following will a female soccer player utilize the MOST during a game? -
✔✔Carbohydrate
✔✔Which of the following is the MOST important for tissue repair in the strength and
power athlete? - ✔✔Protein
