Midterm 1

Question 1

Kinesiology

Answer 1

Study of art + science of human movement

Question 2

Norman Triplett

Answer 2

-1st journal published study (“social facilitation)

Question 3

Coleman Griffin

Answer 3

• 1st Sports psychology lab

- “father of sports psychology in north america”

Question 4

• Bruce Ogilvie

- Thomas Tutko

Answer 4

• “Application” of sports psychology = applied SP

- “Fathers of APPLIED SP”

Question 5

Rainer Martens

Answer 5

• Made 1st publishing company

- HK (human kinetics) Founder

Question 6

Pierre de Coubertin (Europe)

Answer 6

Father of Modern SP

Question 7

• Avksenty Puni (Russia)

- Piotr Roudik

Answer 7

Found 1st department of Sport Psych (Leningrad + Moscow)

Question 8

Psychological skill

Answer 8

• Learned characteristics that enhance performance

- Ex: anxiety control, self confidence

Question 9

Psychological method

Answer 9

• Intervention strategy that develop psych skills

- Ex: goal setting, relaxation

Question 10

Cultural Competence

Answer 10

Sport psych that understands his client’s racial ID as well as his own, that work together to play in an athletic/consultant relationship

Question 11

Enculturation

Answer 11

People that are born and raised in a certain culture

Question 12

Acculturation

Answer 12

Learning to look @ world thru multicultural lenses

Question 13

Empirical evidence

Answer 13

Observed (in real world)

Question 14

Theoretical evidence

Answer 14

In Theory

Question 15

Nature

Answer 15

• Born with (innate)

- The psychological core; typical responses

Question 16

Nurtured

Answer 16

• Learned traits

- Role related behaviors; social environment

Question 17

Psychodynamic Theory

Answer 17

• Subconscious motives for behaviors (GENETIC AND LEARNED)
• Key pt: examines WHOLE PERSON + EXPERIENCES
• Nature&Nurture

Question 18

Behaviorism

Answer 18

• EXTERNAL stimuli in ENVIRONMENT (learned)
• Key pt: “shaping behavior” through positive/neg reinforcements
• Nurture

Question 19

Cognitive theories

Answer 19

• Behavior is result of LEARNING THRU THINKING
• Cognition = thinking
• “Think before you respond”
• Nuture

Question 20

Humanistic theory

Answer 20

• ENVIRONMENTAL (LEARNED)
• “NEEDS” determine behavior
• Nurture

Question 21

Trait theory

Answer 21

• TRAITS within a person’s personality that determines behavior
• GENETICS
• Nature

Question 22

Jung’s Theory of Personality

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• GENETICS & ENVIRONMENT determine behavior

- Nature and nurture

Question 23

Interactionsm

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• Not based on only GENETICS or ENVIRONMENT but the INTERACTION of the two
• Both nature and nurture

Question 24

Likert Scales

Answer 24

-Point system that determins behavior

Question 25

Gravitational hypothesis

Answer 25

-Personality trait leads to specific sports

Question 26

Credulous View

Answer 26

-Personality profiling CAN solve PERFORMANCE

Question 27

Skeptical view

Answer 27

-Personality profiling is NOT USEFUL, too many unknowns

Question 28

Morgan's perspective on relationship between personality and performance

Answer 28

- Personality profiling can identify players w/potential UP TO A POINT - Lots of situational factors to take into account

Question 29

Arousal

Answer 29

-Physiological activation

Question 30

3 Characteristics of Invert U Theory

Answer 30

- CURVILINEAR RELATIONSHIP between AROUSAL + PERFORMANE - "OPTIMAL" arousal = Peak performance - "GENERALIZATION" - must consider mediating variables

Question 31

Drive Theory

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Arousal x Skill lvl = Performance

Question 32

Easterbrook's Cue Utilization Theory

Answer 32

-What INFO (STIMULI) we choose to pay attention to - As AROUSAL INCREASES, the ability to attend DECREASES Ex: Arousal interferes with thinking

Question 33

Signal Detection Theory

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- SOURCE of info (stimuli) we choose to pay attention to - as arousal increases, "DECISION ERRORS" increases - Ex: We pay attention to wrong info

Question 34

Information Processing Theory

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- Based on ability of brain to PROCESS INFO | - As arousal INCREASES, COGNITIVE INTERFERENCE (brain waves) increases.

Question 35

Task Temporality

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-As the task comes nears, arousal increases

Question 36

Task novelty

Answer 36

- New task = low arousal level | - Old task = We can allow for high arousal level without hindering performance

Question 37

Feedback

Answer 37

- feedback (criticism) = arousal increases (hinders performance) + feedback = arousal decreases (facilitates performance)