Applied Sport Psychology
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Course Introduction
Applied Sport Psychology explores the psychological principles and mental strategies used to enhance athletic performance and well-being among athletes and sports professionals. This course examines key topics such as motivation, confidence, goal setting, anxiety management, concentration, and team dynamics. Students will learn to apply evidence-based psychological techniques to optimize individual and team performance, address common psychological challenges in sport, and foster a positive sporting environment. Through practical case studies and experiential activities, the course prepares students to work effectively with coaches and athletes, enhancing both performance outcomes and overall mental health in sports settings.
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Sport and Exercise Psychology A Canadian Perspective 3rd Edition by Peter Crocker
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Chapter 1: Introducing Sport and Exercise Psychology
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Q1) Most sport and exercise specialists in Canada are employed
A) in university athletic programs.
B) in private practice.
C) in professional sport or national sport organizations.
D) in universities and/or colleges.
E) in mental institutions.
Answer: D
Q2) The most common model in sport and exercise psychology is the theoretical model. It is
A) composed of a number of scientific constructs.
B) the relationships among scientific constructs are clearly stipulated.
C) often constructed based on research evidence.
D) A, B, and C
E) none of the above
Answer: D
Q3) The specific legislative rules for the use of the term "psychologist" vary across provinces and territories.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Personality in Sport and Exercise
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Q1) Identify at least four of the ethical principles that have to be followed in the administration of personality measures.
Answer: 1. Athletes need to be informed of the nature of the tests.
2. Athletes need to be informed of how the results will be used.
3. Athletes need to be informed of who will have access to the results.
4. The results must be kept confidential.
5. The person administering the tests must be qualified.
Q2) People choose physical activities and remain in these activities based on their personality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) All types of passion in sport and exercise are adaptive and healthy.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Mental toughness consists simply of being more focused than other athletes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Motivation and Behavioural Change
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Q1) Which of the following parent behaviours would not be helpful in promoting adaptive motivation for sport for their child?
A) purchasing sports equipment for their child
B) explaining to their child what can be learned from an game they lost
C) emphasizing the importance of winning
D) jogging every morning at 8 a.m.
Answer: C
Q2) Reinforcement is most closely associated with the ________ Model.
A) Cognitive
B) Cognitive Behavioural
C) Behavioural
D) Psychophysiological
Answer: C
Q3) According to the Transtheoretical Model, interventions targeting changes in how a person thinks are most effective for an individual who is not already exercising.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Stress, Emotion, and Coping in Sport and Exercise
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Q1) Provide an example of an "if-then" coping plan and describe why it might be useful to an athlete experiencing stress.
Q2) A football player who does not know how she will perform in the championship game will likely experience which type of emotion according to Lazarus' core relational themes?
A) anger
B) fright
C) guilt
D) shame
E) anxiety
Q3) A university athlete who experiences stress over not being able to play Canadian Interuniversity Sport because she already used up her eligibility is experiencing which type of psychological experience as a result of the cognitive appraisal process?
A) harm/loss
B) threat
C) challenge
D) none of the above
Q4) Distinguish between the concepts of primary and secondary appraisal in the experience of stress.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety in Sport and Exercise
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Q1) Increasing one's conscious control of movement should lead to improvements in performance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Competitive experience is a more sensitive indicator than age or skill level to determine differences in athletes experience of anxiety.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Mary is a participant in a noon-hour fitness class at her University. She is a 2 year undergraduate student and is characterized as fit and attractive. In which of the following conditions is Mary likely to experience elevated state anxiety in her exercise class?
A) when her instructor uses a bland teaching style
B) when her class consists of only women
C) when the instructor wears revealing clothing
D) when her class has the mirrors covered up
E) Mary is likely to experience elevated state anxiety in none of these class situations.
Q4) Identify five categories of personal sources of anxiety.
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Chapter 6: Aggression and Moral Behaviour in Sport
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Q1) Define aggressive behaviour by stating the four key points:
Q2) If a youth soccer player kicked an opponent and was praised by his coach, the behaviour is more likely to reoccur.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify which type of passion may lead to uncontrollable urges to engage in an activity.
A) obsessive passion
B) compulsive passion
C) harmonious passion
D) fixated passion
E) mastery passion
Q4) List three situational factors that influence aggression.
Q5) You've been asked by your local minor rugby to set up an educational intervention in an attempt to curb aggression in that sport. Discuss your plan of action.
Q6) According to Stranger and colleagues (2012) empathy can be used to reduce aggressive behaviour.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Sport Psychology Interventions
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Q1) Athletes learn, practise, and apply psychological strategies in training and competition.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A hockey player who concentrates on getting back on defence and finishing her body checks is demonstrating which type of goal?
A) performance
B) outcome
C) product
D) process
Q3) An athlete who uses self-talk to build self-confidence and stay focused is demonstrating which of the following?
A) overt verbalization
B) covert verbalization
C) motivational self-talk
D) instructional self-talk
Q4) Why is it important to encourage athletes to use positive self-talk?
Q5) Describe what the relationship should be between the sport psychology consultant and the athlete.
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Chapter 8: Leadership in Sport and Exercise
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Q1) According to Fiedler's contingency model a ________ style is optimal under conditions of moderate situational control, and under high situational control a ________ style is theorized to be optimal.
A) task-oriented; relationship-oriented
B) task-oriented; task-oriented
C) relationship-oriented; relationship-oriented
D) relationship-oriented; task-oriented
E) transformational; transactional
Q2) In a study by Jackson and colleagues (2011) when coaches and athletes were found to display similar levels of extraversion this was associated with improved relationship quality.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (Bass & Avolio, 1995) was designed to assess ________.
A) autocratic leadership
B) democratic leadership
C) transformational leadership
D) social support
E) positive feedback
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Chapter 9: Group Cohesion in Sport and Exercise
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Q1) Cohesion is related to a wide range of adherence measures, including lateness, attendance, and dropout behaviour.
A)True B)False
Q2) Cohesion has moved from being viewed as a multi-dimensional construct to being viewed as a unidimensional construct.
A)True B)False
Q3) Task cohesion is most associated with an athlete's intention to return to a team. A)True B)False
Q4) Does hazing as a form of team building increase team cohesion? Explain why or why not.
Q5) Identify and briefly describe the four key characteristics of team cohesion as defined by Carron and Eys (2012).
Q6) The smaller the group, the greater the level of cohesion. A)True B)False
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Chapter 10: Youth Involvement and Positive Development in Sport
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Q1) A water-polo coach places a great emphasis on building self-esteem, decreasing anxiety, and having fun. Which youth sport objective does he appear most focused on?
A) social skills
B) performance
C) appropriate structure
D) psychological growth
E) personal development
Q2) "Respect in sport" is an innovative Canadian initiative that aims to offer a
A) community accreditation program.
B) parent certification program.
C) school sport licensing program.
D) peer support program.
E) all of the above
Q3) Tangible Support refers to concrete assistance given to children in stressful situations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly describe the three dimensions of parent behaviour associated with favourable children's sport socialization.
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Chapter 11: Coaching Psychology
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Q1) What aspect of coaching is still in its early form of development and is hindered by a lack of clarity with its definition?
A) 3 + 1 Cs model
B) Co-orientation
C) Coaching Efficacy
D) Athlete-Centred Coaching
E) International Council of Coach Education mission statement
Q2) What element of the 3 Cs + 1 model includes the athletes and coaches interpersonal perceptions and reflects the degree to which they have established a common ground in their relationship?
A) co-operation
B) co-orientation
C) commitment
D) closeness
E) consternation
Q3) Explain the five coaching principles of youth-sport coaches.
Q4) Identify and briefly describe the primary components of the coach model.
Q5) What is Coaching Efficacy? Explain the four key dimensions at the core of this model.
Q6) How do research and theory help us understand the coach-athlete relationship?
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Chapter 12: Aging and Involvement in Sport and Physical Activity
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the benefits of competition reported in Dr. Rylee Dionigi's study of masters athletes?
A) opportunities to travel
B) testing their capabilities
C) gaining satisfaction that they can "still do it"
D) social connections and companionship
E) All of the above were noted as benefits of competition.
Q2) Disidentification can be a useful tool for ________.
A) maintaining performance
B) maintaining self-esteem
C) increasing motivation
D) improving awareness of stereotypes
E) all of the above
Q3) Findings from research with older adults indicate that feelings of self-efficacy are easily modified.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Distinguish between compensation theory and selective maintenance theory.
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Q5) What are some of the reasons that master athletes are important from a research perspective?
Chapter 13: Physical Activity and Mental Health
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Q1) Current meta-analyses suggest that aerobic exercise does not demonstrate a significant effect in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A meta-analysis (Spence et al., 2005) examined the relationship between exercise and self-esteem. The analysis found that
A) exercise results in small but significant improvements in global self-esteem.
B) increases in physical fitness had no impact on changes in global esteem.
C) exercise results in a strong increase in self-esteem, especially the body component.
D) only global esteem but not the physical self is influenced by exercise.
Q3) The actual dosage of exercise to best promote mental health is
A) likely one that individuals can enjoy and sustain.
B) one that fits with an individual's personal preferences and goals. C) in line with current physical activity guidelines.
D) all of the above
Q4) Mental illness and mental health are at opposite ends of a continuum.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Body Image in Sport and Exercise
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Q1) Paul is asked to manipulate a body figure on a computer screen to be reflective of his own body size and shape. This is a cognitive measure of body image.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Individuals who experience a high drive for muscularity report higher social physique anxiety, higher body satisfaction and higher self-esteem than individuals who report a low drive for muscularity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following CANNOT be said about cognitive behavioural therapy?
A) It is a problem-based and action oriented approach used to address dysfunctional emotions, maladaptive behaviours and cognitions.
B) It involves the use of psychoeducation, biofeedback, desensitization, and cognitive dissonance, which are delivered by trained therapists, can include.
C) It involves individuals arguing against the body ideals in a way that is incongruent with their personal beliefs.
D) It is less practical to implement in sport and physical education settings.
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Chapter 15: Physical Activity Interventions
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Q1) According to the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, what percentage of Canadians can be classified as inactive or sedentary?
A) 21%
B) 31%
C) 48%
D) 51%
Q2) The main advantage of mass media campaigns is that
A) it is very personal.
B) it is very expensive.
C) it has long term effects on behaviour change.
D) the information reaches large numbers of people.
Q3) Using a journal to keep track of how often you attend your yoga class is an example of ________.
A) goal setting
B) behavioural contracts
C) physical activity contracts
D) behavioural monitoring
Q4) Computer technology would best be used to help seniors exercise more regularly.
A)True
B)False
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