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Texas State University PSY 3336 Exam 2 1)Luck, or chance, would be categorized as an external, unstable, and uncontrollable factor

Psychology

Texas State University

PSY 3336

Exam 2

1)Luck, or chance, would be categorized as an external, unstable, and uncontrollable factor.

 

  1. Natural athleticism is an effort outcome (internal and unstable).
  2. Athletes tend to give as much credit to their own performance as their teammates’ when experiencing a failure.

 

  1. People tend to have similar motivations which do not change much over time.

 

  1. An athlete who participates in self-handicapping is likely to have low self-esteem.

 

  1. A desire to learn a new skill would be an example of intrinsic motivation.

 

  1. Outcome, performance, and process goals are inter-related with one another.

 

  1. “I’m going to do my best” is an example of an objective goal.
  2. Keeping your goals private usually leads to higher levels of goal attainment than making them public.

 

  1. Arousal can be both positive and negative.
  2. Choking is more likely to occur in the presence of strangers, rather than in the presence of supportive friends, family, or fans.
  3. Somatic anxiety describes anxiety that results from thoughts or concerns.

 

 

  1. The inverted U Hypothesis says that moderate levels of arousal are correlated with a boost in performance.

 

  1. Spending more time in the batting cage to practice your swing is an example of an achievement strategy to increase batting average.
  2. Performances by both female and male athletes are usually attributed to similar factors.

 

  1. What is motivation?
  2. What is the relationship between arousal and anxiety?
  3. Accepting credit for success, but blaming failure on external factors is called:
  4.                 anxiety describes a behavioral disposition, whereas                                                      anxiety is caused by a given situation and is temporary.
  5. Which type of extrinsic reward tends to lead to an increase in intrinsic motivation?
  6. Why do youth sports involve modifications of rules or equipment?
  7. Which of the following scenarios may cause an athlete to experience state anxiety?
  8. An athlete who feels that their success and failures are out of their control, making their efforts useless, is experiencing:
  9. Reversal theory states that performance is impacted by how the athlete:
  10. Someone who is task (or mastery) goal oriented will most likely do which of the following?
  11. The term motivation is derived from the Latin word                                                           ?
  12. Deciding which task(s) to perform is                                          ?
  13. Athletes contribute the outcome of their performance to 1 of                                                

causes

 

 

  1. A             is any demand resulting in harm to the mind or body
  2.                 is a strong predictor of suicidal thoughts?
  3. Which of the following would a researcher or sport psychologist use if they were interested in measuring arousal by looking at blood flow in the brain?
  4. Blaming the officiating for your team’s loss would be attributing failure to           factors.
  5. A pitcher learning a new pitch to decrease ERA and an ice skater increasing flexibility by completing new stretching exercises twice a day are examples of which goal-performance link mechanism?
  6. In class you took an assessment named,                                            which measured motivation?
  7. I teach athletes to set                                         goals?
  8. If an athlete sees an external reward as controlling their behavior, what tends to happen?
  9. How are behavioral indicators of stress measured?
  10. What is a benefit of allowing athletes to set their own goals?

 

  1. In the study by Amorose & Horn (2000), what was discovered about students who were on athletic scholarships?

 

  1. According to social facilitation theory, what should happen if you are good at a task, you are currently performing that task, and there are people in your presence, observing you?

 

  1. Self-determination fuels                                        ?
  2. Tara’s soccer team lost to their rival 2-1 on Saturdays game. Tara stated they lost the game due to the weather, poor field conditions, and time of the game. Tara is attributing the team’s loss to        ?  
  3. A gymnast sets a goal of landing dismounts off the vault with bent knees. Which type of goal does that describe?
  4. What does goal setting theory say about athletes setting goals?
  5. What are symptoms of cognitive anxiety?
  6. What is the main purpose of goal-setting for athletes?
  7. Tommy is a competitive youth swimmer. After one of his recent races in which he placed third, he told his coach that he “could have gone faster, but his legs were tired, and he just wasn’t focused enough.” Tommy attributed his third place finish to                                           ?
  8. Which of the following states that as arousal increases, so does performance, and does not distinguish between somatic and cognitive anxiety?

 

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