Question 1

People who form motor images by seeing either themselves or someone else performing an action are using:

Accepted Answer

A)  A first-person perspective 
B)  A second-person perspective 
C)  A third-person perspective 
D)  A multi-code perspective 
A)  A first-person perspective 
B)  A second-person perspective 
C)  A third-person perspective 
D)  A multi-code perspective C

Question 2

Which of the following psychologists is associated with the theory that mental imagery relies on symbolic (descriptive) representations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pashler 
B)  Pylyshyn 
C)  Paivio 
D)  Peterson 
A)  Pashler 
B)  Pylyshyn 
C)  Paivio 
D)  Peterson B

Question 3

The term "cognitive" means:

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotion seeking 
B)  Behavioural 
C)  Knowledge seeking 
D)  Pathological 
A)  Emotion seeking 
B)  Behavioural 
C)  Knowledge seeking 
D)  Pathological C

Question 4

According to Hall et al. (1968), athletes who use imagery to rehearse a skill in their mind's eye before executing it, are engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivational specific imagery 
B)  Cognitive specific imagery 
C)  Motivational general-arousal imagery 
D)  Motivational general-mastery imagery 
A)  Motivational specific imagery 
B)  Cognitive specific imagery 
C)  Motivational general-arousal imagery 
D)  Motivational general-mastery imagery

Question 5

According to Guillot and Collets (2005) review, there is a high degree of temporal congruence between actual and imagined movements in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Attention-demanding actions 
B)  Conscious actions 
C)  Largely automatic actions 
D)  Actions performed in stressful situations 
A)  Attention-demanding actions 
B)  Conscious actions 
C)  Largely automatic actions 
D)  Actions performed in stressful situations

Question 6

Cognitive theories of mental practice propose that it works by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Priming faint activity in peripheral musculature 
B)  The placebo effect 
C)  Facilitating the coding and rehearsal of key elements of the task 
D)  Increasing self-efficacy in the practitioner 
A)  Priming faint activity in peripheral musculature 
B)  The placebo effect 
C)  Facilitating the coding and rehearsal of key elements of the task 
D)  Increasing self-efficacy in the practitioner

Question 7

The mental chronometric paradigm for studying motor imagery involves measuring the:

Accepted Answer

A)  EEG activity of athletes engaged in forming mental images 
B)  Temporal congruence between real and imagined action 
C)  Brain activity in the occipital cortex 
D)  Eye movements of athletes 
A)  EEG activity of athletes engaged in forming mental images 
B)  Temporal congruence between real and imagined action 
C)  Brain activity in the occipital cortex 
D)  Eye movements of athletes

Question 8

Which of the following psychologists is associated with the theory that mental imagery relies on visuo-spatial (depictive) representations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kahneman 
B)  Kerlinger 
C)  Kobasa 
D)  Kosslyn 
A)  Kahneman 
B)  Kerlinger 
C)  Kobasa 
D)  Kosslyn

Question 9

According to Cohen (1992), an effect size of around 0.50 represents a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Small effect 
B)  Medium effect 
C)  Large effect 
D)  Non-effect 
A)  Small effect 
B)  Medium effect 
C)  Large effect 
D)  Non-effect

Question 10

The idea that all thoughts have muscular concomitants is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The ideo-motor principle 
B)  The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 
C)  The Stroop phenomenon 
D)  The Zeigarnik effect 
A)  The ideo-motor principle 
B)  The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 
C)  The Stroop phenomenon 
D)  The Zeigarnik effect

Question 11

According to Shane Murphy (1994), what percentage of athletes at the US Olympic Training Centre reported using mental imagery regularly?

Accepted Answer

A)  65% 
B)  75% 
C)  85% 
D)  95% 
A)  65% 
B)  75% 
C)  85% 
D)  95%

Question 12

Which behavioural psychologist in 1913 published the Behavioural manifesto that attacked mentalistic constructs such as mental imagery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner 
B)  Watson 
C)  Pavlov 
D)  Hull 
A)  Skinner 
B)  Watson 
C)  Pavlov 
D)  Hull

Question 13

The occipital cortex is widely regarded as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Auditory processing centre of the brain 
B)  Movement processing centre of the brain 
C)  Visual processing centre of the brain 
D)  Taste processing centre of the brain 
A)  Auditory processing centre of the brain 
B)  Movement processing centre of the brain 
C)  Visual processing centre of the brain 
D)  Taste processing centre of the brain

Question 14

Diary studies by Kosslyn et al. (1990) showed that about two-thirds of people's reported mental images are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Auditory in nature 
B)  A mixture of visual and auditory in nature 
C)  Visual in nature 
D)  Motor in nature 
A)  Auditory in nature 
B)  A mixture of visual and auditory in nature 
C)  Visual in nature 
D)  Motor in nature

Question 15

Which of the following psychologists postulated that mental imagery affects motivational as well as cognitive processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pylyshyn 
B)  Podgorny 
C)  Posner 
D)  Paivio 
A)  Pylyshyn 
B)  Podgorny 
C)  Posner 
D)  Paivio

Question 16

The PETTLEP approach to mental/motor imagery was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Holmes and Rahe 
B)  Holmes and Collins 
C)  Hilgard and Atkinson 
D)  Hardy and Gould 
A)  Holmes and Rahe 
B)  Holmes and Collins 
C)  Hilgard and Atkinson 
D)  Hardy and Gould

Question 17

The highly-cited meta-analysis of research on mental practice that was published in
1994 in the Journal of Applied Psychology, was written by:

Accepted Answer

A)  De Groot et al. 
B)  Dishman et al. 
C)  Decety et al. 
D)  Driskell et al. 
A)  De Groot et al. 
B)  Dishman et al. 
C)  Decety et al. 
D)  Driskell et al.

Question 18

The acronym fMRI stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Functional metallic research imaging 
B)  Functional microdynamic response initiation 
C)  Functional microscopic resonance initiation 
D)  Functional magnetic resonance imaging 
A)  Functional metallic research imaging 
B)  Functional microdynamic response initiation 
C)  Functional microscopic resonance initiation 
D)  Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Question 19

The discovery that mental imagery shares some neural representations and brain circuits with perception and motor control is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Functional asymmetry hypothesis 
B)  Functional fixation hypothesis 
C)  Functional engagement hypothesis 
D)  Functional equivalence hypothesis 
A)  Functional asymmetry hypothesis 
B)  Functional fixation hypothesis 
C)  Functional engagement hypothesis 
D)  Functional equivalence hypothesis

Question 20

The process of generating a mental image has been likened to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Running perception forwards 
B)  Running perception backwards 
C)  Running sensation backwards 
D)  Running sensation forwards 
A)  Running perception forwards 
B)  Running perception backwards 
C)  Running sensation backwards 
D)  Running sensation forwards

People who form motor images by seeing either themselves or someone else performing an action are using:

Which of the following psychologists is associated with the theory that mental imagery relies on symbolic (descriptive) representations?

The term "cognitive" means:

According to Hall et al. (1968), athletes who use imagery to rehearse a skill in their mind's eye before executing it, are engaging in:

According to Guillot and Collets (2005) review, there is a high degree of temporal congruence between actual and imagined movements in the case of:

Cognitive theories of mental practice propose that it works by:

The mental chronometric paradigm for studying motor imagery involves measuring the:

Which of the following psychologists is associated with the theory that mental imagery relies on visuo-spatial (depictive) representations?

According to Cohen (1992), an effect size of around 0.50 represents a:

The idea that all thoughts have muscular concomitants is known as:

According to Shane Murphy (1994), what percentage of athletes at the US Olympic Training Centre reported using mental imagery regularly?

Which behavioural psychologist in 1913 published the Behavioural manifesto that attacked mentalistic constructs such as mental imagery?

The occipital cortex is widely regarded as the:

Diary studies by Kosslyn et al. (1990) showed that about two-thirds of people's reported mental images are:

Which of the following psychologists postulated that mental imagery affects motivational as well as cognitive processes?

The PETTLEP approach to mental/motor imagery was developed by:

The highly-cited meta-analysis of research on mental practice that was published in 1994 in the Journal of Applied Psychology, was written by:

The acronym fMRI stands for:

The discovery that mental imagery shares some neural representations and brain circuits with perception and motor control is known as the:

The process of generating a mental image has been likened to:

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Exam 5: Using imagination in sport: mental imagery and mental practice in athletes

People who form motor images by seeing either themselves or someone else performing an action are using:

Which of the following psychologists is associated with the theory that mental imagery relies on symbolic (descriptive) representations?

The term "cognitive" means:

According to Hall et al. (1968), athletes who use imagery to rehearse a skill in their mind's eye before executing it, are engaging in:

According to Guillot and Collets (2005) review, there is a high degree of temporal congruence between actual and imagined movements in the case of:

Cognitive theories of mental practice propose that it works by:

The mental chronometric paradigm for studying motor imagery involves measuring the:

Which of the following psychologists is associated with the theory that mental imagery relies on visuo-spatial (depictive) representations?

According to Cohen (1992), an effect size of around 0.50 represents a:

The idea that all thoughts have muscular concomitants is known as:

According to Shane Murphy (1994), what percentage of athletes at the US Olympic Training Centre reported using mental imagery regularly?

Which behavioural psychologist in 1913 published the Behavioural manifesto that attacked mentalistic constructs such as mental imagery?

The occipital cortex is widely regarded as the:

Diary studies by Kosslyn et al. (1990) showed that about two-thirds of people's reported mental images are:

Which of the following psychologists postulated that mental imagery affects motivational as well as cognitive processes?

The PETTLEP approach to mental/motor imagery was developed by:

The highly-cited meta-analysis of research on mental practice that was published in 1994 in the Journal of Applied Psychology, was written by:

The acronym fMRI stands for:

The discovery that mental imagery shares some neural representations and brain circuits with perception and motor control is known as the:

The process of generating a mental image has been likened to:

Introducing sport and exercise psychology: discipline and profession

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