Question 1

Which of the following was a finding in the study on attributional training in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the above 
B)  Children who received attributional training after feeling unsuccessful at a task felt much better about their performance on the second task 
C)  Children who received attributional training made more adaptive attributions 
D)  Children who received attributional training were higher in internal motivation than children who were initially successful on this task 
A)  All of the above 
B)  Children who received attributional training after feeling unsuccessful at a task felt much better about their performance on the second task 
C)  Children who received attributional training made more adaptive attributions 
D)  Children who received attributional training were higher in internal motivation than children who were initially successful on this task

Question 2

Luck, or chance, would be categorized as an external, unstable, and uncontrollable factor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How might attribution styles vary between athletes from the United States and athletes from Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the above 
B)  U.S. athletes may be more likely to focus on internal attributions for success 
C)  Japanese athletes may be more likely to attribute success to help from their coaches and teammates 
D)  U.S. athletes may be more likely to mention their own hard work and desire to win 
A)  All of the above 
B)  U.S. athletes may be more likely to focus on internal attributions for success 
C)  Japanese athletes may be more likely to attribute success to help from their coaches and teammates 
D)  U.S. athletes may be more likely to mention their own hard work and desire to win

Question 4

People tend to expect their favorite team to win about 50% of the time, the same as expected for a non-favored team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Does knowing the location of activity in the brain help explain an athlete's behavior? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Knowing the location of activity in the

Question 6

A study on learned helplessness showed that if a person is not aware how they have performed, and are told that they performed worse than they actually did, they will have a poorer performance on a subsequent task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a skill athletes can practice to build self-confidence and develop more constructive thought patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the above 
B)  Disrupting strategies 
C)  De-catastrophizing 
D)  Assessing personal assumptions 
A)  All of the above 
B)  Disrupting strategies 
C)  De-catastrophizing 
D)  Assessing personal assumptions

Question 8

Which attribution bias do you think is the most common? Do you think knowing about these biases can reduce their frequency? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The most common attribution bias is the

Question 9

Natural athleticism is an effort outcome (internal and unstable).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is evidence in support of the hot hand effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  NBA players who make their first free throw attempt are more likely to make their second attempt than those who missed the first shot 
B)  A player who makes a shot is more likely to try to take the following shot, and take it from further away, increasing the difficulty of the shot a lowering the probably of success 
C)  Although some players show evidence of "streakiness" during certain years, you can expect that simply by chance 
D)  Many players and fans believe in the hot hand effect 
A)  NBA players who make their first free throw attempt are more likely to make their second attempt than those who missed the first shot 
B)  A player who makes a shot is more likely to try to take the following shot, and take it from further away, increasing the difficulty of the shot a lowering the probably of success 
C)  Although some players show evidence of "streakiness" during certain years, you can expect that simply by chance 
D)  Many players and fans believe in the hot hand effect

Question 11

Which of the following is true among rookie athletes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to attribute external factors for losses 
B)  They are more likely to attribute their success to teammates and coaching 
C)  They are more likely to attribute failure to their own inexperience 
D)  They are more likely to attribute their success to uncontrollable and external factors 
A)  They are more likely to attribute external factors for losses 
B)  They are more likely to attribute their success to teammates and coaching 
C)  They are more likely to attribute failure to their own inexperience 
D)  They are more likely to attribute their success to uncontrollable and external factors

Question 12

Accepting credit for success, but blaming failure on external factors is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-serving attribution 
B)  Learned helplessness 
C)  Hot hand effect 
D)  Locus of causality 
A)  Self-serving attribution 
B)  Learned helplessness 
C)  Hot hand effect 
D)  Locus of causality

Question 13

An examination of media coverage of the 2010 Olympic Games shows that commentators are more likely to attribute American athletes' success to ________ than they were for non-American athletes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Commitment and intelligence 
B)  Rigorous training and team work 
C)  Past experience and luck 
D)  Task difficulty and coaching 
A)  Commitment and intelligence 
B)  Rigorous training and team work 
C)  Past experience and luck 
D)  Task difficulty and coaching

Question 14

Describe how an individual with an internal-stable, controllable attribution style would likely explain why a particular sports team lost a recent game. What about a person with an external-unstable, uncontrollable attribution style?

Accepted Answer

An individual with an internal-stable, c

Question 15

Which of the following may be the most functional type of attribution for an athlete to make following a poor performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal, controllable, and unstable 
B)  External, uncontrollable, and stable 
C)  Internal, uncontrollable, and stable 
D)  External, controllable, and unstable 
A)  Internal, controllable, and unstable 
B)  External, uncontrollable, and stable 
C)  Internal, uncontrollable, and stable 
D)  External, controllable, and unstable

Question 16

Performances by both female and male athletes are usually attributed to similar factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Athletes who have a ______ are more likely to give up if they put in good effort and then are told that they performed poorly.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pessimistic explanatory style 
B)  Hot hand effect 
C)  Optimistic explanatory style 
D)  Self-serving attributional bias 
A)  Pessimistic explanatory style 
B)  Hot hand effect 
C)  Optimistic explanatory style 
D)  Self-serving attributional bias

Question 18

Attributional training is used to teach athletes how to ignore how their own effort impacts their performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an internal factor that could influence the outcome of an athletic performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working hard during training 
B)  Weather conditions 
C)  Referee officiating 
D)  The amount of time the opposing team practiced during the days leading up to the game 
A)  Working hard during training 
B)  Weather conditions 
C)  Referee officiating 
D)  The amount of time the opposing team practiced during the days leading up to the game

Question 20

Why is it important that athletes are taught that their poor performances are due to controllable and unstable factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  This allows for effort to play a role in future success 
B)  This attributes failure to external factors, which can be controlled 
C)  This shows the athletes that most success is due to luck 
D)  This allows for natural ability to influence future success 
A)  This allows for effort to play a role in future success 
B)  This attributes failure to external factors, which can be controlled 
C)  This shows the athletes that most success is due to luck 
D)  This allows for natural ability to influence future success

Which of the following was a finding in the study on attributional training in children?

Luck, or chance, would be categorized as an external, unstable, and uncontrollable factor.

How might attribution styles vary between athletes from the United States and athletes from Japan?

People tend to expect their favorite team to win about 50% of the time, the same as expected for a non-favored team.

Does knowing the location of activity in the brain help explain an athlete's behavior? Why or why not?

A study on learned helplessness showed that if a person is not aware how they have performed, and are told that they performed worse than they actually did, they will have a poorer performance on a subsequent task.

Which of the following is a skill athletes can practice to build self-confidence and develop more constructive thought patterns?

Which attribution bias do you think is the most common? Do you think knowing about these biases can reduce their frequency? Why or why not?

Natural athleticism is an effort outcome (internal and unstable).

Which of the following is evidence in support of the hot hand effect?

Which of the following is true among rookie athletes?

Accepting credit for success, but blaming failure on external factors is called:

An examination of media coverage of the 2010 Olympic Games shows that commentators are more likely to attribute American athletes' success to ________ than they were for non-American athletes.

Describe how an individual with an internal-stable, controllable attribution style would likely explain why a particular sports team lost a recent game. What about a person with an external-unstable, uncontrollable attribution style?

Which of the following may be the most functional type of attribution for an athlete to make following a poor performance?

Performances by both female and male athletes are usually attributed to similar factors.

Athletes who have a ______ are more likely to give up if they put in good effort and then are told that they performed poorly.

Attributional training is used to teach athletes how to ignore how their own effort impacts their performance.

Which of the following is an internal factor that could influence the outcome of an athletic performance?

Why is it important that athletes are taught that their poor performances are due to controllable and unstable factors?

Introduction and Research Methods

Personality

Motivation

Goal Setting

Arousal and Anxiety

Psychological Skills Training

Aggression

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Team Cohesion

Leadership

Common Issues: Injury and Burnout

Unhealthy Behaviors: Drug Abuse and Disordered Eating

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Exam 3: Attribution and Cognition

Which of the following was a finding in the study on attributional training in children?

Luck, or chance, would be categorized as an external, unstable, and uncontrollable factor.

How might attribution styles vary between athletes from the United States and athletes from Japan?

People tend to expect their favorite team to win about 50% of the time, the same as expected for a non-favored team.

Does knowing the location of activity in the brain help explain an athlete's behavior? Why or why not?

A study on learned helplessness showed that if a person is not aware how they have performed, and are told that they performed worse than they actually did, they will have a poorer performance on a subsequent task.

Which of the following is a skill athletes can practice to build self-confidence and develop more constructive thought patterns?

Which attribution bias do you think is the most common? Do you think knowing about these biases can reduce their frequency? Why or why not?

Natural athleticism is an effort outcome (internal and unstable).

Which of the following is evidence in support of the hot hand effect?

Which of the following is true among rookie athletes?

Accepting credit for success, but blaming failure on external factors is called:

An examination of media coverage of the 2010 Olympic Games shows that commentators are more likely to attribute American athletes' success to ________ than they were for non-American athletes.

Describe how an individual with an internal-stable, controllable attribution style would likely explain why a particular sports team lost a recent game. What about a person with an external-unstable, uncontrollable attribution style?

Which of the following may be the most functional type of attribution for an athlete to make following a poor performance?

Performances by both female and male athletes are usually attributed to similar factors.

Athletes who have a ______ are more likely to give up if they put in good effort and then are told that they performed poorly.

Attributional training is used to teach athletes how to ignore how their own effort impacts their performance.

Which of the following is an internal factor that could influence the outcome of an athletic performance?

Why is it important that athletes are taught that their poor performances are due to controllable and unstable factors?

Introduction and Research Methods

Personality

Motivation

Goal Setting

Arousal and Anxiety

Psychological Skills Training

Aggression

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Team Cohesion

Leadership

Common Issues: Injury and Burnout

Unhealthy Behaviors: Drug Abuse and Disordered Eating

Filters