Exam 4/29 Flashcards
(38 cards)
What principle is NOT derived from the psychological studies on competition and cooperation?
People are born either competitive or cooperative
What did Deutsch’s study on competition and cooperation find?
a. Communication patterns differ based on cooperative or competitive instruction
b. Students receiving competitive instruction showed closed communication
c. Students receiving cooperative instruction communicated openly
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
The first experiment investigating the effects of competition on performance was conducted by?
Triplett
Which of the following is (are) true?
a. Cooperation produces a higher level of achievement than competition
b. Cooperation produces a higher level of achievement than individualistic behavior
c. There is no difference in achievement produced by cooperation and competition
d. a and b
e. none of the above
d. a and b
According to Coakley, which of the following is (are) characteristics of unstructured youth sport?
a. Personal involvement in the action is maximized
b. It provides opportunities to reaffirm friendships
c. Teams are relatively even
d. All of the above
e. a and b
d. All of the above
In relation to the subjective competitive situation, which of the following is(are) true?
a. Males score higher than females on win orientation
b. Females score higher than males on goal orientation
c. Athletes score higher than nonathletes in competitive orientation
d. all of the above
e. a and b
d. all of the above
Which of the following is a competitive situation according to Martens’ definition of the objective competitive situation?
a. A runner competing in a 100 yard dash
b. a swimmer working out by himself
c. a swimmer working out with his coach watching him
d. all of the above
e. a and c
e. a and c
Which of the following is(are) characteristics of cooperative games?
a. They require little equipment or money
b. They emphasize participation by all players
c. Players learn from mistakes rather than hide from them
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
One athlete looks forward to competition while another dreads the event. What is this an example of?
a. Objective competitive situation
b. Subjective competitive situation
c. Response
d. Consequences
b. Subjective competitive situation
Team building is considered part of which stage of team development?
a. Forming
b. Storming
c. Norming
d. Performing
e. Joining
a. Forming
Dean Smith often played his reserves as a unit early in the game. What is this an example of?
a. Role acceptance
b. Role reversal
c. Group norms
d. Group cohesion
e. Group solidarity
a. Role acceptance
What does role clarity refer to?
a. Accepting and willing to carry out your specific role
b. Understanding exactly what your role is for the team
c. Formal roles of a team or organization
d. a and c
e. none of the above
b. Understanding exactly what your role is for the team
A level of performance, pattern of behavior, or belief that is formally or informally established as appropriate by a group is called a
a. norm
b. sanction
c. role
d. team climate
e. standard
a. norm
If a rookie tried to take charge and exert leadership in critical games despite the fact that there was a veteran leader on the team, this would be considered a violation of
a. group norms
b. group cohesion
c. group solidarity
d. group identity
e. none of the above
a. group norms
Having athletes eat or live together is an example of which factor that is important in developing an effective team climate?
a. Social support
b. Distinctiveness
c. Proximity
d. Fairness
e. Similarity
c. Proximity
Research has indicated that social support can have a positive impact on which of the following?
a. Recovery from injury
b. Coping with stress
c. Team cohesion
d. All of the above
e. a and c
d. All of the above
Having members of an exercise class all wear special T-shirts with special logos is a way of enhancing group
a. Distinctiveness
b. Similarity
c. Proximity
d. Attractiveness
e. None of the above
a. Distinctiveness
The phenomenon in which an individual performance decreases as the number of people in the group increases is known as the
a. Ringlemann effect
b. New York effect
c. Steiner effect
d. Weakest link effect
e. None of the above
a. Ringlemann effect
The results of a study by Ingham and colleagues using rope pulling, in which they thought they were pulling on the rope when they were not, indicated that differences between actual and potential performances were due to
a. Decrease in coordination
b. Decrease in motivation
c. Decrease in both coordination and motivation
d. Decrease in neither coordination nor motivation
e. Increase in both coordination and motivation
b. Decrease in motivation
Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of sports teams?
a. Collective sense of identity
b. Structured models of communication
c. Specific leadership styles
d. norms
e. distinctive roles
c. Specific leadership styles
Which of the following is(are) true regarding two-person teams?
a. Athletes felt greater responsibility than larger teams did
b. Only task cohesion was important to success
c. Athletes had both team and individual-oriented attitudes
d. a and c
d. a and c
The Leadership Scale for Sports identifies which coaching behaviors?
a. Social support
b. Democratic behavior
c. Autocratic behavior
d. All of the above
e. a and c
d. All of the above
“Great leaders are made, not born” This statement is an example of which approach to leadership?
a. Trait
b. Behavioral
c. Situational
d. Situational–Behavioral
e. Trait–Behavioral
b. Behavioral
Smith and Smoll’s studies on coaching behaviors and Little League coaches found that
a. Coaches can change their behavior to become more positive
b. Coaches can’t control their positive behaviors
c. Coaches can’t control their negative behaviors
d. Coaches have high self-esteem
e. Coaches with high self-esteem exhibit negative behaviors
a. Coaches can change their behavior to become more positive
