SPEX-204 Exams Study Guide 2025-2026 Guide
1. Flow - The state of being fully immersed in the presence
- Can be experienced in adrenaline or everyday activities
- Also the ultimate expression of pure intrinsic motivation
- i.e. surfers are in a flow state when riding inside the wave
2. Affect - Component of psychology
- Describes how we feel
- i.e. mood
3. Behaviour - Component of psychology
- Describes what we are doing
4. Cognition - Component of psychology
- Describes what we are thinking
5. Social psychology - The scientific study of human social behaviour and interactions
- looking at how and why we behave why we do
- I.e. what influences our behaviour
6. Sport and exercise psy- - The study of human social behaviour in sports & exercise contexts
chology
, SPEX-204 Exams Study Guide 2025-2026 Guide
7. Person Type of SPEX questions looking at how psychological factors attect per-
formance.
8. Mental skills Type of coach that works on psychological preparation with competitive
athletes and improves the wellbeing of people in sport contexts. Must be
based on evidence and reliable theories.
9. What is Sport? - Institutionalised competitive activities involving vigorous exertion or use
of relatively complex physical skills
10. Psychology - The scientific study of behaviour where behaviour is broadly defined
11. What is Competition? - Comparison of an individual's performance is made with a standard of
excellence
- In the presence of others who are aware of the criteria for comparison
and can evaluate the process.
12. What is the popularity 1) Participation
of a sport dependent 2) Spectators
on? 3) Media
4) Sports businesses
13. How much moderate 150 minutes
weekly exercise is rec-
ommended to reduce
likelihood of various
health diseases?
,14. Voluntary physical ac- For Psychology in sport, this type of activity leads to issues in motivation
tivity and commitment.
15. Physical activity is of- This can lead to issues in motivation and stress
ten competitive
16. Physical activity is eval- This can lead to issues in self-esteem and stress
uative
17. Physical activity is both This can lead to issues with cooperation, team cohesion, group leader-
with and against peo- ship and dynamics.
ple (multiple teams)
18. Physical activity is For Psychology in sport, this factor contributes to issues of fair-play,
rule-bound cheating, morality and aggression.
19. Psychology for sport - looks at applying concepts in social psychology to sports psychology
- E.g. mental skills training for ideal performance states and peak per-
formance.
20. Psychology in sport - looks at life-skills and how aspects beyond sport can attect the individ-
ual.
21. What are the three key 1) Performance standard
points of competition? 2) Comparison process
3) Social evaluation
22. Define science The systemized knowledge gained from observation, study & experimen-
tation carried out to determine the nature, or principles of what is being
studied.
23. Systematic goals - Goal of science involving processes and steps.
24.
, What are the goals of - Control
science? - Empirical
- Critical
25. Control goal - A goal of science involving managing variables in experiments.
26. Empirical goal - A goal of science based on making tangible observations (can be seen
or felt).
27. Critical goal - A Goal of science that sees examination of information and making
sense of experiments.
28. TRUE/FALSE: Sport - FALSE as sport does not necessarily make people better individuals.
builds character...
29. Arousal "Psychological leads to higher performance" is a myth as
it is only a moderate level of it that leads to optimal performance.
30. TRUE/FALSE: Extreme - FALSE: Research shows there are more diverse motives behind this
athletes have a death activity
wish - e.g. thrill, social bonds, pleasure, control.
31. TRUE/FALSE: Aggres- - TRUE: People's aggression can increase after participating in it or
sion is sport is not observing it, in a sports setting.
cathartic
32. What are the steps fol- 1) Develop research question
lowed in the Scientific 2) Data collection
Method? 3) Results
4) Discussion
33. Mental skills training - Social psychology which is applied to sports psychology
- Helps athletes reach an ideal performance state and reach their peak
performance.
1. Flow - The state of being fully immersed in the presence
- Can be experienced in adrenaline or everyday activities
- Also the ultimate expression of pure intrinsic motivation
- i.e. surfers are in a flow state when riding inside the wave
2. Affect - Component of psychology
- Describes how we feel
- i.e. mood
3. Behaviour - Component of psychology
- Describes what we are doing
4. Cognition - Component of psychology
- Describes what we are thinking
5. Social psychology - The scientific study of human social behaviour and interactions
- looking at how and why we behave why we do
- I.e. what influences our behaviour
6. Sport and exercise psy- - The study of human social behaviour in sports & exercise contexts
chology
, SPEX-204 Exams Study Guide 2025-2026 Guide
7. Person Type of SPEX questions looking at how psychological factors attect per-
formance.
8. Mental skills Type of coach that works on psychological preparation with competitive
athletes and improves the wellbeing of people in sport contexts. Must be
based on evidence and reliable theories.
9. What is Sport? - Institutionalised competitive activities involving vigorous exertion or use
of relatively complex physical skills
10. Psychology - The scientific study of behaviour where behaviour is broadly defined
11. What is Competition? - Comparison of an individual's performance is made with a standard of
excellence
- In the presence of others who are aware of the criteria for comparison
and can evaluate the process.
12. What is the popularity 1) Participation
of a sport dependent 2) Spectators
on? 3) Media
4) Sports businesses
13. How much moderate 150 minutes
weekly exercise is rec-
ommended to reduce
likelihood of various
health diseases?
,14. Voluntary physical ac- For Psychology in sport, this type of activity leads to issues in motivation
tivity and commitment.
15. Physical activity is of- This can lead to issues in motivation and stress
ten competitive
16. Physical activity is eval- This can lead to issues in self-esteem and stress
uative
17. Physical activity is both This can lead to issues with cooperation, team cohesion, group leader-
with and against peo- ship and dynamics.
ple (multiple teams)
18. Physical activity is For Psychology in sport, this factor contributes to issues of fair-play,
rule-bound cheating, morality and aggression.
19. Psychology for sport - looks at applying concepts in social psychology to sports psychology
- E.g. mental skills training for ideal performance states and peak per-
formance.
20. Psychology in sport - looks at life-skills and how aspects beyond sport can attect the individ-
ual.
21. What are the three key 1) Performance standard
points of competition? 2) Comparison process
3) Social evaluation
22. Define science The systemized knowledge gained from observation, study & experimen-
tation carried out to determine the nature, or principles of what is being
studied.
23. Systematic goals - Goal of science involving processes and steps.
24.
, What are the goals of - Control
science? - Empirical
- Critical
25. Control goal - A goal of science involving managing variables in experiments.
26. Empirical goal - A goal of science based on making tangible observations (can be seen
or felt).
27. Critical goal - A Goal of science that sees examination of information and making
sense of experiments.
28. TRUE/FALSE: Sport - FALSE as sport does not necessarily make people better individuals.
builds character...
29. Arousal "Psychological leads to higher performance" is a myth as
it is only a moderate level of it that leads to optimal performance.
30. TRUE/FALSE: Extreme - FALSE: Research shows there are more diverse motives behind this
athletes have a death activity
wish - e.g. thrill, social bonds, pleasure, control.
31. TRUE/FALSE: Aggres- - TRUE: People's aggression can increase after participating in it or
sion is sport is not observing it, in a sports setting.
cathartic
32. What are the steps fol- 1) Develop research question
lowed in the Scientific 2) Data collection
Method? 3) Results
4) Discussion
33. Mental skills training - Social psychology which is applied to sports psychology
- Helps athletes reach an ideal performance state and reach their peak
performance.
