Intro to SPORPSY

Question 1

Sport and exercise psychology is the scientific study of (blank)

Answer 1

people and their behaviors in sport and exercises contexts and the practical application of that knowledge

Question 2

2 objectives of sport and exercise psychology

Answer 2

1. to understand how psychological factors affect physical or motor performance
2. to understand how participation in physical activity affects psychological development, health, and well-being

Question 3

3 primary roles of sports psychologists

Answer 3

research, teaching, consulting

Question 4

2 specialties of sport psychology

Answer 4

clinical and educational

Question 5

The first person to conduct a sport psychology experiment

Answer 5

Norman Triplett

Question 6

What was the experiment made by Norman Triplett?

Answer 6

how the presence of competitors affect cyclists’ performance

Question 7

This person saw sport as an excellent way to advance a more scientific and data-based approach to psychology

Answer 7

E.W. Scripture

Question 8

What did E.W. Scripture study?

Answer 8

reaction and muscle movement of fencers and runners and the transfer of physical training

Question 9

This person is considered the Father of America Sport Psychology

Answer 9

Coleman Griffith

Question 10

Coleman Griffith is known for these 2 things

Answer 10

• developing the first lab in sport psychology

- initiating one of the first coaching schools in America

Question 11

Coleman Griffith was the team psychologist for which NFL team?

Answer 11

Chicago Cubs

Question 12

This person is largely responsible for the scientific development of sport psychology

Answer 12

Franklin Henry

Question 13

What was Franklin Henry’s focus of study?

Answer 13

sport and motor skill acquisition

Question 14

These 2 individuals helped create the academic discipline of sport and exercise psychology

Answer 14

Warren Johnson and Arthur Slatter-Hammel

Question 15

She is one of the first women to practice sport psychology

Answer 15

Dorothy Hazeltine Yates

Question 16

Dorothy Hazeltine Yates was best known for?

Answer 16

consulting with university boxers and taught them the relaxation-set method

Question 17

Around what year did applied sport psychology emerge?

Answer 17

1966 to 1977

Question 18

This person is considered the Father of North American applied sport psychology

Answer 18

Bruce Ogilvle

Question 19

3 common challenges faced by sport psychology in the field of practice

Answer 19

• defining training standards
• developing ethical standards
• establishing licensure

Question 20

A prominent figure in the advancement of sport psychology as a multidisciplinary science

Answer 20

Dorothy Harris

Question 21

The division number of sport and exercise psychology in APA

Answer 21

division 47

Question 22

This person is known as the Father of International Sport Psychology and founded the International Society of Sport Psychology

Answer 22

Ferruccio Antonelli

Question 23

This person is a proponent of the use of psychological preparation in athletic competitions

Answer 23

Avksenty Puni

Question 24

This refers to a process or method of learning about the world through the systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical filtering of knowledge acquired through experience

Answer 24

science

Question 25

This refers to a set of interrelated facts presenting a systematic view of some phenomenon in order to describe, explain, and predict its future occurrences

Answer 25

theory

Question 26

This refers to an investigator observing or assessing factors without changing the environment in any way

Answer 26

study

Question 27

This refers to an investigator manipulating study variables along with observing them to examine how one variable influences the changes in others

Answer 27

experiment

Question 28

For sport psychology, a (blank) approach is necessary

Answer 28

active approach

Question 29

3 orientations in the field of sport psychology

Answer 29

- psychophysiological - social-psychological - cognitive-behavioral