EXSS 181- Exam 1 Graded A

sport & exercise psychology definition - ANSWER The scientific study of human behavior in sport and exercise, and the practical application of that knowledge 3 roles of sport psychologists - ANSWER -research -teaching -consulting What are the two major types of questions in the field? - ANSWER Understand the effects of: 1. Psychological factors on sport/physical activity behavior and performance 2. Participating in sport/physical activity on psychological development, health, and wellbeing What does B=f(P,E) mean? - ANSWER Behavior is a function of both the Person and his/her Environment -Dynamic -Precise prediction difficult -Need to understand BOTH person and context Norman Triplett - ANSWER -"Father of social psych" -Studied social facilitation of bikers Coleman Griffith - ANSWER -"Father of Modern Sport Psychology" -1st research lab -25 research articles -Studied Red Grange at Illinois; Worked w/ Notre Dame and Chicago Cubs Describe and explain the 6 periods of sport psychology - ANSWER 1. Early Years () -early studies (ex. Norman Triplett) 2. Griffith Era () -development of labs and psychological testing 3. Preparation for the Future () -Franklin Henry establishes grad program 4. Establishment of Academic Branch () -1st NASPSPA conference 5. Multidisciplinary Research () -New research and establishment of specialty journals and conferences 6. Contemporary (2000-Present) Identify and explain 3 ways of knowing. (advantages & disadvantages) - ANSWER 1. Common sense (Intuition, speculation) (+) easy, quick (-) not based on experience/data so greatest chance of being wrong 2. Practical Experience (Observations, case studies) (+) holistic, immediate, innovative (-) fails to explain mechanisms, susceptible to bias 3. Science (Systematic, controlled, empirical investigations of relationships among phenomena) (+) Reliable, "objective and unbiased" (-) reductionistic, slow to evolve, sometimes not practical What are the 4 steps involved in the scientific method? - ANSWER 1.Develop the problem 2.Formulate hypotheses 3.Gather Data 4.Analyze and interpret results What is a theory? - ANSWER set of interrelated facts that present a systematic view of a phenomenon in order to describe, explain, and predict its future occurrences What are the individual ABCs of sport & exercise psychology? - ANSWER A = affect (feeling states) B = behavior (actions) C = cognition (thoughts) A -defintion -research question ex. - ANSWER Affect: (state specific) -Positive affect - optimal states of energy, concentration & pleasurable engagement -Negative affect - sense of distress or unpleasant engagement Emotion - affect & behavior congruent with, directed at particular stimulus Mood - diffuse and global expressions of emotion/affect How do anxiety or anger influence performance? B -defintion -research question ex. - ANSWER Behavior: Things athlete or exercisers do: Effort/motivation Skill/performance Aggression Sportsmanship Communication Why are some people so committed to a PA/training routine and others not? C -defintion -research question ex. - ANSWER Cognition: Self or other-referenced thoughts: Informational Motivational Concentration/focus Affect-related Other-related Why do some athletes choke under pressure? Why do some athletes have negative thoughts during performance? What were the primary take-home points from the Martinent et al. (2013 study)? - ANSWER Purpose: Identify affective profiles of athletes both before and during competition - examine differences between these profiles on coping and goal attainment. Participants: 306 French athletes, multiple sports, Ages 15-39 (average age = 22) Measures: (self-report 2 hrs. before & after) -Affective states (intensity & directionality) -Coping strategies (task, distraction, disengagement) -Sport goal attainment Results: 1. High positive affect facilitators (n = 88, 81) 2. Facilitators (n = 75, 25) 3. Low affect debilitators (n = 83, 127) 4. High negative affect debilitators (n = 60, 73) -Some consistency in profiles across time points. What is personality? - ANSWER that pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguishes one person from another and that persists over time and situations" Hollander's model of personality - ANSWER -internal psychological core (internal & constant) (ex. attitudes, values, interests, and beliefs about self) -typical responses (middle) (ex. shy, even-tempered, etc.) -role-related behavior (external & dynamic) Name the big 5 traits - ANSWER (OCEAN) 1.Openness to Experience 2.Conscientiousness 3. Extraversion/Introversion 4. Agreeableness 5. Neuroticism (Emotionality) What is the iceberg profile? - ANSWER -characterization of successful athletes- reflects (+) mental health -above average vigor -below average tension, depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion Describe the trait approach to personality - ANSWER - imply that traits (those relatively stable attributes of a person) are: 1. Consistent: we expect behavior (thoughts/emotions) to be similar from one situation to the next 2. Generalizable: we expect people to behave similarly across contexts Why are traits a poor predictor of behavior on their own? - ANSWER -no specific personality profile for an athlete -can't assume cause and effect behaviorism - ANSWER situation approach- suggests people learn behaviors for specific situations via rewards and punishments Social Learning theory - ANSWER situation approach- suggests people learn behaviors for certain situations via observational learning/modeling What does the interactionist approach to personality suggest about how personality develops? - ANSWER -Person factors (e.g., traits) and situation factors interact to determine behavior -B = f(P,E) -Combination of trait and situation theories -Concept of STATE vs. TRAIT characteristics problems w/ using personality testing in athletics - ANSWER problems: -Using clinical tests that focus on abnormality to study average population -Not sufficient evidence of reliability and validity -Social desirability and some psychological skills can be learned -Does not account for non-psychological factors which affect sport performance -Not recommended to use personality tests to make decisions about sport participation (e.g., making the team) What is the definition of motivation? - ANSWER the direction and intensity of effort Direction - approach/avoid or attraction Intensity - how much effort, persistence competitiveness - ANSWER disposition to strive for satisfaction when making comparisons w/ some standard of excellence in the presence of evaluative others What are attributions? How do they relate to success/failure? - ANSWER Interpretations or explanations individuals give for success or failure i.e., Why you think you were successful or unsuccessful What are the two key assumptions of attribution theory (Weiner, 1979, 1985)? - ANSWER 1. Motivation is influenced by attributions 2. There are some commonly cited reasons for success and failure What are the 3 characteristics of attributions? - ANSWER 1. Stability (stable vs. unstable) 2. Causality (internal vs. external) 3. locus of control (in one's control vs. not) What do the stability, causality, and control attributions mean in terms of psychological outcomes? - ANSWER Stability: -stable - greater expectations of outcome happening again -unstable-lower expectation Causality: -internal -greater pride/shame -external -lower pride/shame Control: -in one's control - greater motivation -out of one's control - less motivation self-serving bias - ANSWER Making attributions that help you increase or maintain your self-esteem and confidence For success: internal and stable For failure: external and unstable learned helplessness - ANSWER A psychological state where people have learned that failure is inevitable and out of their control Tend to attribute failure to uncontrollable, stable causes - stop trying What are the 2 assumptions of Achievement Goal Theory? - ANSWER 1.People are motivated to achieve competence. 2. Motivation is influenced by the personal meaning one assigns to success and failure task vs. ego achievement perspectives - ANSWER -task: - define success relative to your own past performance -ego: -define success Relative to other people What are the 4 possible combinations of goal orientations? - ANSWER High task, low ego High task, high ego Low task, low ego Low task, high ego