Deck 14: Sport Psychology Interventions

Question 1

A boxer wishes to move up a weight class during the season so she can compete successfully at a higher weight.She weighs herself weekly to assure she is on task.Which guideline of goal setting is she most closely following?

A)Adjustable
B)Measurable
C)Timely
D)Specific

Answer 1

Measurable

Question 2

Which of the following is an assessment tool that allows for the identification of an athlete's performance- related strength and weakness?

A)Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire
B)Sport Imagery Questionnaire
C)Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool
D)Performance Profiling

Answer 2

Performance Profiling

Question 3

Which is a common myth about sport psychology interventions identified in the textbook?

A)Athletes only need a sport psychology consultant when they are performing poorly.
B)Psychological skills training is a permanent solution.
C)Only average athletes can benefit from psychological skills training.
D)Psychological skills training usually works best with high achievers.

Answer 3

Athletes only need a sport psychology consultant when they are performing poorly.

Question 4

Which of the following encompasses the two broad categories of association and disassociation?

A)Focusing
B)Selective attention
C)Event occlusion
D)Attentional focus

Question 5

A middle distance runner who intends to win the race and finish with a personal best is demonstrating which type of goal?

A)Process
B)Performance
C)Product
D)Outcome

Question 6

A wrestler who is competing in a Canadian Interuniversity Sport competition and just wants to give his best effort in his next match is violating what important goal setting recommendation?

A)Specific
B)Realistic
C)Adjustable
D)Timely

Question 7

An athlete who uses self- talk to build self- confidence and stay focused is demonstrating which of the following?

A)Instructional self- talk
B)Motivational self- talk
C)Covert verbalization
D)Overt verbalization

Question 8

A hockey player who concentrates on getting back on defence and finishing her body checks is demonstrating which type of goal?

A)Outcome
B)Performance
C)Product
D)Process

Question 9

An archer who does relaxation and imagery exercises on a regular basis archer is in which phase of psychological skills training?

A)Awareness
B)Acquisition
C)Education
D)Practice

Question 10

A second- string high school basketball player in his senior year who is short,slow,and possesses average skills has aspirations of eventually being a starter on an NBA team.Which guideline of goal setting is he violating?

A)Timely
B)Adjustable
C)Realistic
D)Measurable

Question 11

A fatigued middle- distance runner in the last 500 metres of a race starts to silently repeat the words strong,powerful,and smooth.Which type of attention control strategy is being used?

A)Performance routine
B)Self- talk
C)Imagery
D)Attentional cues

Question 12

Temporal occlusion examines which characteristics of performance that people use to make a correct response?

A)Number of events
B)Amount of time
C)Number of cues
D)Amount of effort

Question 13

A basketball player who intends to shoot 80% from the free- throw line in a championship game is demonstrating which type of goal?

A)Outcome
B)Process
C)Performance
D)Product

Question 14

Which one of the following dimensions should be used as a guide when developing self- talk interventions for athletes?

A)Self- talk should be covert.
B)Use both positive and negative self- talk.
C)Self talk should be motivating.
D)The coach should be responsible in developing the athlete's self- talk statements.

Question 15

An athlete who uses self- talk to remember the mechanics of a skill is demonstrating which of the following?

A)Cognitive self- talk
B)Instructional self- talk
C)Informational self- talk
D)Motivational self- talk

Question 16

A baseball player listening to music before competing is doing so for which of the following purposes?

A)Practicing distraction
B)Increasing arousal
C)Increasing attention
D)Enhancing motivation

Question 17

Which of the following is the most commonly used performance enhancement strategy in sport psychology?

A)Arousal regulation
B)Imagery
C)Self- talk
D)Goal setting

Question 18

A sport psychology consultant who is helping a volleyball player learn how to set goals and how to concentrate better is using which phase of psychological skills training?

A)Awareness
B)Acquisition
C)Practice
D)Education

Question 19

A curler who imagines herself to be confident in front of a crowd at the Olympic trials is using which function of the analytic model of imagery?

A)Motivational general- mastery
B)Motivational general- arousal
C)Cognitive general
D)Motivational specific

Question 20

An athlete who is practising imagining an accurate badminton serve is using which function of the analytic model of imagery?

A)Motivational general- arousal
B)Cognitive specific
C)Motivational specific
D)Motivational general- mastery

Question 21

Explain why goal setting is effective.

Question 22

Athletes report using imagery most in competition,and more specifically just prior to competition.

Question 23

Which one of the following is a tool used to assess imagery ability?

A)Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment
B)Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire
C)Performance Profiling
D)Test of Psychological Skills

Question 24

Why is it important to encourage athletes to use positive self- talk?

Question 25

Attentional cues are a set sequence of thoughts and actions that are done before the performance of key skills.

Question 26

Attentional cues are words and actions that direct the athlete's attention.Three types of cues are verbal,visual,and physical.Describe each type of cue and provide an example of its use.

Question 27

How is an athlete's control over attentional focus developed?

A)By engaging in dual- coding tasks
B)Genetically determined
C)Learned through practice
D)Through competing

Question 28

An athlete who focuses on alternating feelings of warmth and heaviness of the limbs is practising which technique to regulate arousal?

A)Relaxation training
B)Muscle awareness
C)Autogenic training
D)Kinaesthetic simulation

Question 29

An athlete imagining winning an Olympic gold medal is an example of cognitive specific imagery.

Question 30

An athlete who decides to win every sprint in soccer practice is following which goal- setting guideline?

A)Stating goals positively
B)Setting goals for practice
C)Making the goals public
D)Reviewing goals regularly

Question 31

A coach who posts catchy phrases in a location that is visually prominent to increase arousal is using which technique?

A)Poster cues
B)Visual prompts
C)Pep talks
D)Bulletin boards

Question 32

The dimension of self- talk that is concerned with the extent to which athletes interpret their self- talk to be motivating is self- determination.

Question 33

When setting goals,an athlete should include performance,process,and outcome goals to get the best result.

Question 34

Martin,Moritz,and Hall (1999)developed an applied model for depicting how imagery works in sport.According to the model,the desired sport outcome should be matched to the correct function of imagery.Give three examples of outcomes matching the correct imagery function.

Question 35

Most athletes rate goals as being only moderately effective.

Question 36

Discuss how each of the three phases of a psychological skills training program can be accomplished.

Question 37

Which one of the following is an attention control strategy?

A)Verbal distraction
B)Attention inhibition
C)Simulation training
D)Performance substitution

Question 38

Which is the most common procedure for measuring attention as a limited resource?

A)Dual- task performance
B)Focus assessment
C)Attention cueing
D)Temporal occlusion

Question 39

Which one of the following is a tool used to assess the frequency of imagery use?

A)Performance Profiling
B)Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire
C)Movement Imagery Questionnaire- Revised
D)Sport Imagery Questionnaire

Question 40

A sport psychology consultant who spends an entire session with athletes informing them of the benefits of goal setting is using which phase of psychological skills training?

A)Acquisition
B)Education
C)Development
D)Practice

Question 41

An athlete's ability to effectively regulate arousal is one of the most important techniques in ensuring success.

Question 42

Athletes learn,practice and apply psychological strategies in training and competition.

Question 43

The analytic model of imagery suggests that imagery has cognitive and motivational functions that operate at four levels.

Question 44

Attention is a multi- dimensional construct.