HHP 4040 Study Guide & Practice Exam
2026/2027 | Complete Prep
Roles of a sports psycholgist - correct answer-Teaching role, Research role,
Consulting role, Speaking role
The first experiment in sports psychology - correct answer-Norman Tripplet-
cyclists that rode with others actually did better than those who rode solo
The founding father of sports psychology and what he wrote - correct answer-
Coleman Griffith- The Psychology of Coaching (1926) & The Psychology of
Athletics (1928)
Future and present trends in sports psychology - correct answer-Jobs, training,
knowledge seeking
Examples of drills we did in class for emotional awareness, emotional
preparedness and emotional bravado - correct answer-Music, buzzwords, images
Why I told the stories in class such as why I told the story for Willie Mays - correct
answer-Confidence is a choice
, The components of self-efficacy - correct answer-Verbal persuasion/self-talk,
imaginal experience, acting
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy - correct answer-Biases = interactions =
performance; Your biases become self-fulfilled
Differences between low and high risk takers - correct answer--Low risk taker:
high seratonin, content, no need for more
-High risk taker: low seratonin, craves to fill their brain with thrill and adrenaline
Different types of imagery - correct answer-- Internal: first-person= visual,
auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory
- External: third-person= TV screen, self/model
Why imagery works (theories) - correct answer-- PsychoNeuroMuscular Theory:
"if I picture myself skiing but do not move, every muscle I would use is still firing,"
neuropathways get grooved during muscle memory
- Symbolic Learning Theory: cognitive code, how to do sequence
How imagery enhances performance - correct answer--produces optimal arousal
level
-focuses your attention "Bubble Boy" (in his own bubble & nothing affect him)
-motivational (see yourself at the podium)
-confidence (acting correctly & performing brilliantly)
-recovery from injury
2026/2027 | Complete Prep
Roles of a sports psycholgist - correct answer-Teaching role, Research role,
Consulting role, Speaking role
The first experiment in sports psychology - correct answer-Norman Tripplet-
cyclists that rode with others actually did better than those who rode solo
The founding father of sports psychology and what he wrote - correct answer-
Coleman Griffith- The Psychology of Coaching (1926) & The Psychology of
Athletics (1928)
Future and present trends in sports psychology - correct answer-Jobs, training,
knowledge seeking
Examples of drills we did in class for emotional awareness, emotional
preparedness and emotional bravado - correct answer-Music, buzzwords, images
Why I told the stories in class such as why I told the story for Willie Mays - correct
answer-Confidence is a choice
, The components of self-efficacy - correct answer-Verbal persuasion/self-talk,
imaginal experience, acting
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy - correct answer-Biases = interactions =
performance; Your biases become self-fulfilled
Differences between low and high risk takers - correct answer--Low risk taker:
high seratonin, content, no need for more
-High risk taker: low seratonin, craves to fill their brain with thrill and adrenaline
Different types of imagery - correct answer-- Internal: first-person= visual,
auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory
- External: third-person= TV screen, self/model
Why imagery works (theories) - correct answer-- PsychoNeuroMuscular Theory:
"if I picture myself skiing but do not move, every muscle I would use is still firing,"
neuropathways get grooved during muscle memory
- Symbolic Learning Theory: cognitive code, how to do sequence
How imagery enhances performance - correct answer--produces optimal arousal
level
-focuses your attention "Bubble Boy" (in his own bubble & nothing affect him)
-motivational (see yourself at the podium)
-confidence (acting correctly & performing brilliantly)
-recovery from injury
