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Sports Psych Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Which of the following theories on the power of imagery states that mentally imaging actions and actually engaging in these actions involve the same neurophysiological processes? Functional equivalence hypothesis Symbolic learning pe...

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Sports Psych Final Exam Questions
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Which of the following theories on the power of imagery states that mentally imaging
actions and actually engaging in these actions involve the same neurophysiological
processes?

Functional equivalence hypothesis

Symbolic learning perspective

Psychoneuromuscular theory

Matching hypothesis - Answer-Functional equivalence hypothesis

An ice skater is starting to feel very nervous about the competition she is participating in
next week. She has practiced hard, but her routine is difficult. Which type of anxiety is
she likely to be feeling, in increasing amounts, as the competition draws closer?

Somatic

Cognitive

Trait

None of the above - Answer-Cognitive

According to _________, eustress is stress that has beneficial effects.

Martens

Nicholls

Cox

Selye

Yerkes & Dodson - Answer-Selye

What is one of the primary goals of "trash talk"?

To hurt the other player's feelings

,To distract the other player

To gain respect from teammates

To focus your own attention on the goal - Answer-To distract the other player

What is the relationship between arousal and anxiety?

Anxiety is the term for being negatively aroused

Lower levels of anxiety are correlated with higher levels of arousal

Signs of physiological arousal are often independent of feeling anxious

High levels of anxiety lead to decreased psychological arousal - Answer-Anxiety is the
term for being negatively aroused

The assumptions/guidelines around self-talk are being questioned in light of improved
performances by German tennis player Roger Haas because he_________.

meditates before he uses self-talk, slowing his autonomic arousal

strategizes with his coach as a part of his routine instead of using self-talk

uses positive self-talk at important matches

is overtly negative in his own self-talk - Answer-is overtly negative in his own self-talk

How can a runner, who has a goal of taking 30 seconds off of her time to run 1 mile,
make the goal more manageable?

Set a specific outcome goal, like winning her next 5k race

Segment the goal into smaller goals, such as increasing her running cadence and
increasing speed over 400 meters.

Tell her friends about her goal

Include subjective short-term goals, such as - Answer-Segment the goal into smaller
goals, such as increasing her running cadence and increasing speed over 400 meters.

According to data compiled by the NCAA,__________ was the 3rd leading cause of
death of student athletes from 2004-2008, after accidents and cardiac causes.

cancer

,stroke

suicide

surgical complications - Answer-suicide

According to drive theory, why do athletes who are about to be traded show lower levels
of performance than after they are traded?

They are experiencing low levels of arousal (boredom) before the trade, and higher
levels of arousal after the trade

They are experiencing high levels of arousal (anxiety) before the trade, and lower levels
of arousal after the trade

They are experiencing high levels of cognitive anxiety before the trade, and high levels
of somatic anxiety after the trade

They are interpreting the situation negatively before the trade, and then positively after
the trade - Answer-They are experiencing high levels of arousal (anxiety) before the
trade, and lower levels of arousal after the trade


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

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