Deck 1: Sport Psychology: Past, Present, Future

Question 1

A supervised practicum with a qualified professional mentor is one of the criteria for becoming an AASP certified.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following historical moments occurred in the field of applied sport psychology?

A) Deborah Feltz and Dan Landers published the first meta-analysis in the field, examining the ways in which mental practice influences performance.
B) Dorothy Harris started the first known graduate sport psychology specialization in 1966.
C) all of these accomplishments are accurate.
D) Jean Williams served as the first female president of AASP in 1993.

Answer 2

all of these accomplishments are accurate.

Question 3

Which of the following did not occur during the 1980's era in sport psychology?

A) increased use of sport psychology within USOC
B) formation of American Psychological Association (APA) Division 47
C) formation of International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP)
D) formation of Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)

Answer 3

formation of International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP)

Question 4

The pioneering efforts of Coleman Griffith and Dorothy Yates failed to foster any followers so no recognizable sport psychology discipline emerged in the 1930s and 1940s.

Question 5

Sport psychologists study all the following EXCEPT:

A) violence
B) group dynamics
C) Freudian theories
D) thoughts and feelings of athletes
E) motivation

Question 6

The scientific foundation of sport psychology emerged primarily during the last 75 years.

Question 7

Considered the grandfather of sport psychology in North America, this former University of Illinois professor wrote two books, Psychology of Coaching (1926) and Psychology of Athletes (1928):

A) Coleman Griffith
B) Ferruccio Antonelli
C) John Watson
D) Bruce Ogilvie

Question 8

Which of the following is not a future need or expectation for the field of sport psychology?

A) more career opportunities for individuals trained in sport psychology
B) more inclusive and diverse research questions and methods
C) more specialization in the training of future sport psychologists
D) re-examination of the standards set for ethical behavior in the field

Question 9

One of the purposes of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology is to promote applied research in the areas of social, health, and performance enhancement psychology.

Question 10

Part of the growth in exercise psychology within the academic community has occurred because of growth in external grant opportunities.

Question 11

It was not until 2010 that one of the first attempts at identifying the gap in knowledge that overlooked the contributions of women in the field of sport and exercise psychology occurred.

Question 12

Which era was known for making considerable progress regarding professional issues in applied sport psychology?

A) 1970s
B) 1960s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s - 2000s

Question 13

A primary goal of the 1970's was to gain acceptance for the field of sport psychology by advancing the knowledge base through experimental research.

Question 14

Exercise and health psychology deals with:

A) all of these answers are correct
B) injury and injury rehabilitation
C) psychological effects of over-training
D) factors influencing exercise participation

Question 15

The 1960s era of Sport Psychology was known for:

A) its failure to have any individuals doing applied work with teams
B) all of these
C) acceptance of sport psychology as a separate subdiscipline within kinesiology
D) first attempt to form professional organizations of sport psychology

Question 16

Self-regulation training refers to voluntarily controlling such bodily functions as heart rate, temperature, and muscle tension, as well as emotional reactions to stressful situations.

Question 17

__________ focuses on psychological theories and interventions that can be used to enhance performance, participation, and personal growth.

A) Social psychology
B) Bio-behavioral psychology
C) Developmental psychology
D) Applied sport psychology

Question 18

A lot of opportunities existed in the 1990s for full-time consulting opportunities in sport psychology, making full-time performance enhancement consulting a viable career field.

Question 19

The academic job market in sport psychology showed considerable growth throughout the 1990s.

Question 20

__________ considers person and environmental variables and their potential interaction.

A) Humanistic theory
B) Interactionism paradigm
C) Person-environmental relations
D) Cognitive psychology

Question 21

Applied sport psychology can be used by physical education teachers, fitness trainers, and athletic trainers.