Sports Psych Questions with All Correct Answers
The frequency of both cognitive and somatic anxiety symptoms
a. decreases as competition draws nearer
b. increases as competition draws nearer
c. is unrelated to time of competition
d. increases throughout competition
e. b and c - Answer-b...
Sports Psych Questions with All
Correct Answers
The frequency of both cognitive and somatic anxiety symptoms
a. decreases as competition draws nearer
b. increases as competition draws nearer
c. is unrelated to time of competition
d. increases throughout competition
e. b and c - Answer-b increases as competition draws nearer
In a review of studies investigating the effects of performance feedback, it was found
that performance increased approximately
a. 10%
b. 80%
c. 50%
d. 25%
e. 100% - Answer-c 50
Results of a behavior modification program involving junior high school basketball
players indicated that
a. free-throw shooting in practice increased significantly
b. criticism among players decreased dramatically
c. there was no difference in field-goal percentage during practice
d. a and b
e. a and c - Answer-d
In the study of a team of swimmers by McKenzie and Rushall,
a. an attendance board was used to track attendance at swim practice
b. the swimmers showed a significant increase in attendance after the intervention
c. the swimmers won more races after the intervention
d. a and b
e. a and c - Answer-d
Backward chaining (as used by O'Brien & Simek in their golf study) refers to
a. pairing the last step in a series of movements with the next-to-last step all the way
through the movement until the second step is paired with the first step
b. reversing the order in which positive feedback is provided
c. reversing the order in which negative feedback is provided
d. a and c - Answer-a pairing the last step in a series of movements with the next-to-last
step all the way through the movement until the second step is paired with the first step
, According to the results of Komaki and Barnett's study of a Pop Warner football team,
a. the team won more games after the intervention period
b. the team performed three plays more effectively after the intervention
c. there was no significant difference in performance after the intervention
d. the team exhibited higher levels of enjoyment after the intervention - Answer-b the
team performed three plays more effectively after the intervention
In a recent study on the relationship between holding scholarships and levels of intrinsic
motivation in collegiate athletes, Amorose, Horn, and Miller found that
a. males in team sports exhibited higher levels of intrinsic motivation in general than
females in team sports
b. athletes on scholarship had lower levels of intrinsic motivation in general than
athletes not on scholarship
c. male athletes exhibited higher levels of intrinsic motivation than female athletes
d. a and b
e. b and c - Answer-b athletes on scholarship had lower levels of intrinsic motivation in
general than athletes not on scholarship
The additive approach to the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
suggests that
a. internal motivation and external motivation are unrelated
b. intrinsic plus extrinsic motivation leads to more motivation
c. extrinsic rewards undermine intrinsic motivation
d. a and b
e. a and c - Answer-b intrinsic plus extrinsic motivation leads to more motivation
Feedback can provide instructional information about
a. the player's important psychological traits and states
b. the levels of proficiency to be achieved
c. the performer's current level of proficiency in the desired skills
d. b and c
e. a and c - Answer-d
According to a recent study, which type of attributional feedback (especially after failure)
produced more task persistence, more enjoyment, and better performance?
a. praise for high ability
b. praise for high effort
c. criticism of any type of performance
d. a and c
e. b and c - Answer-b praise for high effort
Besides rewarding the outcome of a person's performance (success), other areas that
should be rewarded include
a. effort
b. emotional and social skills
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