Final Exam Prep – P.E. 248

Sport Psychology

Spring 2005

 

  1. Definition of Psychology as applied to sports.

a)       What is the difference between psychology and psychiatry?

b)      Why do coaches neglect applied sport psychology?

  1. What are the different areas of sport psychology?
  2. How is sport different from play?
  3. Who hires sports psychologists – for what reasons?
  4. How is the evolution of the Olympic Games related to sport psychology?

a)       Who said: People should have a sound mind in a sound body?

  1. What do the Olympic rings stand for?

      a) What is the USOC, IOC, WADA, USADA

  1. How did the NCAA evolve – how many levels are there and what are the differences?
  2. What is unique about the U.S. system of sport development?
  3. What are classical conditioning, operant conditioning and how would you apply these to sport psychology situations?

a)       Who are: Pavlov, B.F. Skinner, Freud, and Abraham Maslow?

  1. What is the difference between positive and negative reinforcement?

a)       Define shaping, variable, control, learning, aversion, anxiety

  1. List the major portions of the brain and the different emotions and/or thought processes they are responsible for.

a)       What are some of the important hormones that come in to play in the development of young mens’ and womens’ behavior?

  1. How do psychologists test for personality, behavior and other areas of human performance and life? What are norms, validity, and reliability?
  2. How do we define “winning” in sports?
  3. What are signs of stress? (both physical and mental) What are signs of anxiety?
  4. Explain the Yerkes-Dodson graph which compares performance with arousal.
  5. Define motivation in the context of sport psychology.

a)       What are internal versus external variables which can influence motivation?

b)      What are self-efficacy and self esteem?

  1. What is the “little league” syndrome?

      a) How should parents “fit” in youth sport?

  1. How might coaches establish rules for their teams and why should they establish or not establish these guidelines?
  2. What is “gamesmanship” in sports?  Sportsmanship? How do DI and DIII athletes, men and women, answer the question “My teammates expect me to cheat if it means the difference between winning and losing”?

      a) What is Bredemeir’s outlook on Sports and character?

  1. What is THG?  What is the diff. between paternalistic versus libertarian approaches to drug testing?
  2. Explain the plight of female athletes and how this might have an impact on the psychology of sport?
  3. What are the typical motives for youngsters to be involved with sport?
  4. What are occupational hazards for coaches?
  5. Who said: “We are all underachievers, to different degrees – there is no such thing as an overachiever.”
  6. What is cohesion?  How does this fit with Gestault?
  7. How is leadership applied to sports – what is “subordinate” leadership” versus “Boss-centered” leadership?