SEP is a Science
What are the two intellectual roots of sport and exercise psychology?
Sport sciences and psychology
The focus on high standards accompanied by a concern over mistakes and evaluation by others is what?
Madadaptive perfectionism
An athlete who compares his own performances from the previous ones and sets standards for himself to improve has adopted which kind of goal?
Mastery/Task Goal Orientation
Give three results/changes due to an increase in somatic anxiety?
Sweat, BP, Heart Rate, EMG, ECG, muscle tension, insulin levels
Any consequence which makes the likelihood of a behaviour unlikely to reoccur in the future.
What is the difference between a clinical sports psychologist and an educational sport specialist?
A clinical sport psychologist treats individuals who are dealing with psychological disorders; educational sport psychology specialists are "mental coaches" who educate athletes about psychological skills.
State anxiety is to trait anxiety as _____ is to _____.
In the moment, personality
Steven really strives for satisfaction when making comparisons with some standard of excellence in the pretense of hockey scouts. Steven could be considered high in?
Competitiveness
Arousal influences performance in two ways. Those are?
Biological and Cognitive
Immediately
Move to intermittent or partial later
What are the weaknesses of scientifically derived knowledge?
It's reductionistic and lacks a focus on external validity
In order from the top to the bottom , list Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Self-actualization, Esteem, Love/Belonging, Safety, Physiological
Holly is a marathoner, but has torn her ACL, and during her recovery she has taken time off of running, to completely heal. Running is what for Holly?
Harmonious passion
Karl needs to run laps around the gym before his basketball game. Stephen needs to sit and listen to music before his basketball game. Matthew needs to sprint and keep very active before his basketball game. This demonstrates which arousal theory?
IZOF - Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning
Integrated
Which psychologist wanted to know why cyclists in a racing setting perform better when in a group or pairs, rather then alone?
Norman Triplett
Rhonda is a student, coach of a basketball team, employee and daughter. Rhonda behaves differently in these different situations. This demonstrates what regarding personality?
Role-related behaviour
When increasing motivation for a client what are four things to consider?
Any of:
Consider both situations and traits when motivating people
Understand people's multiple motives for involvement
Change the environment to enhance motivation
Influence motivation
Use Behaviour Modification to change participants' undesirable motives
I am not very good at three point shots. When I do them alone, I can make a couple of baskets, but if I have to do them in front of a crowed, I get even worse. This demonstrates what theory?
Social Facilitation Theory
Kathleen learned how to play golf by learning how to put on the green into the hole, and then how to chip onto the green and so on until she learned how to drive off the tee. This is an example of what kind of behavioural coaching?
Backwards chaining
Which of the following will the field of sport and exercise psychology face in the future?
Unqualified people doing consulting jobs in SEP and
Few full-time positions in SEP involving consulting with athletes
The difference between the Interactional Approach and the Phenomenological Approach is?
The phenomenological approach examines the person's understanding and interpretation of them self and their environment. Their subjective experiences and personal views of the world and of themselves are seen as critical.
Give the differences between a high and low achiever with regards to:
Task choice
Performance conditions
Goals adopted
High achievers:
Seeks out challenges
Performs well in evaluative conditions
Task/Mastery goal orientation
Low Achievers:
Avoids challenges: guaranteed win, or no-win
Performs badly in evaluative conditions
Outcome goal orientation
Whether arousal is perceived as facilitative or debilitative is primarily based on?
The difference between positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement and punishment is?
Add something to increasing behaviour, remove something to increase behaviour and any consequence to decrease behaviour.