Sports Psych Exam Questions| Already
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One group of researchers reported that sports with more _____ athletes than _____ athletes were
viewed as more masculine.
Black; White
White; Black
Black; Asian
White; Asian - ANSWER-Black; Asian
In one study of 3500 soccer fans, ________ of fans reported opposition to homophobia.
73%
93%
53%
33% - ANSWER-93%
A coach describes his or her team as going through stages of cohesion, starting with getting to know
each other, to being extremely close. This would support the _________ model of cohesion
,Pendular
Linear
Conceptual
Life Cycle - ANSWER-Linear
_______ is the belief that team members will act together to reach performance goals.
Team stability
Team cohesion
Social cohesion
Cognitive efficacy - ANSWER-Cognitive efficacy
How is team stability related to the cohesion-performance link?
Teams with high cohesion stay together longer, which in turn leads to improved performance
Stable teams tend to have higher winning percentages
Stable teams attract more effective coaches
All of the above
,None of the above - ANSWER-All of the above
A salesperson acts nicer and offers a better deal to an individual that graduated from the same college.
This behavior is best described as________.
In-group favoritism
Out-group discrimination
Confirmation bias theory
Cognitive Bias
All of the above - ANSWER-In-group favoritism
If Lindsay and Aisha both believe that their team will work together to win their game this afternoon,
they are displaying________.
Social cohesion
Collective efficacy
Team stability
Individual attraction to the group - ANSWER-Collective efficacy
In a golf putting task, when athletes were told the task assessed "natural athletic ability," _________
athletes performed worse than _________ athletes
Black; White
, White; Black
Male; Female
Female; Male - ANSWER-White; Black
Which of the following theories is NOT an interactional approach to leadership?
Trait theory
Fiedler's contingency model
Path-Goal Theory
Life Cycle Theory - ANSWER-Trait theory
What did researchers find when they studied the correlation between time team members spent
touching, and performance?
The researchers found no correlation between touching and team performance
Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games showed worse
performance throughout the regular season
Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games also showed better
performance throughout the regular season
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One group of researchers reported that sports with more _____ athletes than _____ athletes were
viewed as more masculine.
Black; White
White; Black
Black; Asian
White; Asian - ANSWER-Black; Asian
In one study of 3500 soccer fans, ________ of fans reported opposition to homophobia.
73%
93%
53%
33% - ANSWER-93%
A coach describes his or her team as going through stages of cohesion, starting with getting to know
each other, to being extremely close. This would support the _________ model of cohesion
,Pendular
Linear
Conceptual
Life Cycle - ANSWER-Linear
_______ is the belief that team members will act together to reach performance goals.
Team stability
Team cohesion
Social cohesion
Cognitive efficacy - ANSWER-Cognitive efficacy
How is team stability related to the cohesion-performance link?
Teams with high cohesion stay together longer, which in turn leads to improved performance
Stable teams tend to have higher winning percentages
Stable teams attract more effective coaches
All of the above
,None of the above - ANSWER-All of the above
A salesperson acts nicer and offers a better deal to an individual that graduated from the same college.
This behavior is best described as________.
In-group favoritism
Out-group discrimination
Confirmation bias theory
Cognitive Bias
All of the above - ANSWER-In-group favoritism
If Lindsay and Aisha both believe that their team will work together to win their game this afternoon,
they are displaying________.
Social cohesion
Collective efficacy
Team stability
Individual attraction to the group - ANSWER-Collective efficacy
In a golf putting task, when athletes were told the task assessed "natural athletic ability," _________
athletes performed worse than _________ athletes
Black; White
, White; Black
Male; Female
Female; Male - ANSWER-White; Black
Which of the following theories is NOT an interactional approach to leadership?
Trait theory
Fiedler's contingency model
Path-Goal Theory
Life Cycle Theory - ANSWER-Trait theory
What did researchers find when they studied the correlation between time team members spent
touching, and performance?
The researchers found no correlation between touching and team performance
Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games showed worse
performance throughout the regular season
Teams in which the players engaged in the most touching during early-season games also showed better
performance throughout the regular season
