Question 1

Which of the following is an example of an interactive audience?

Accepted Answer

A) Two subjects simultaneously performing a motor task with a partition between them. 
B) A subject practicing a pursuit rotor task with five blindfolded people in the room. 
C) A boxing match in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas 
D) A subject performing a manual dexterity task while her supervisor watches. 
A) Two subjects simultaneously performing a motor task with a partition between them. 
B) A subject practicing a pursuit rotor task with five blindfolded people in the room. 
C) A boxing match in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas 
D) A subject performing a manual dexterity task while her supervisor watches. C

Question 2

What is the away court disadvantage?

Accepted Answer

A) The home team has the advantage because they play better in front of their home crowd. 
B) The away team plays as well as the home team but an official's bias favoring the home team prevails. 
C) The home team wins more often because the visiting team suffers a decrement in performance. 
D) It is a home team advantage. 
A) The home team has the advantage because they play better in front of their home crowd. 
B) The away team plays as well as the home team but an official's bias favoring the home team prevails. 
C) The home team wins more often because the visiting team suffers a decrement in performance. 
D) It is a home team advantage. C

Question 3

Which statement is false regarding Zajonc's model of social facilitation?

Accepted Answer

A) The presence of an audience can facilitate performance. 
B) It is based upon drive theory. 
C) The mere presence of an audience facilitates the elicitation of the dominant response. 
D) The model can be tested with interactive audiences. 
A) The presence of an audience can facilitate performance. 
B) It is based upon drive theory. 
C) The mere presence of an audience facilitates the elicitation of the dominant response. 
D) The model can be tested with interactive audiences. D

Question 4

Types of images people want to construct for people to see.

Accepted Answer

A) Self-presentation. 
B) Self-preservation. 
C) Impression motivation. 
D) Impression construction. 
A) Self-presentation. 
B) Self-preservation. 
C) Impression motivation. 
D) Impression construction.

Question 5

What is the primary reason that athletes believe there is an advantage to playing at home?

Accepted Answer

A) Travel considerations. 
B) "House rules" associated with playing at home. 
C) Referee bias. 
D) Court familiarity and crowd support. 
A) Travel considerations. 
B) "House rules" associated with playing at home. 
C) Referee bias. 
D) Court familiarity and crowd support.

Question 6

Self-presentation is composed of two components,called _______________ and ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Self-preservation,self-protection. 
B) Impression management,self-preservation. 
C) Impression motivation,impression construction. 
D) Arousal control,anxiety management. 
A) Self-preservation,self-protection. 
B) Impression management,self-preservation. 
C) Impression motivation,impression construction. 
D) Arousal control,anxiety management.

Question 7

Which of the following factors plays the largest role in the home advantage in sport?

Accepted Answer

A) Facility familiarity. 
B) Travel fatigue for visiting team. 
C) Territoriality (defend home field/court). 
D) Crowd support. 
A) Facility familiarity. 
B) Travel fatigue for visiting team. 
C) Territoriality (defend home field/court). 
D) Crowd support.

Question 8

Self-handicapping is linked to goal perspective theory in that

Accepted Answer

A) Athletes high in self-handicapping are high in task goal orientation. 
B) Athletes high in self-handicapping value hard work. 
C) Athletes high in self-handicapping are dedicated to learning a task that requires motivation. 
D) Athletes high in self-handicapping are high in ego goal orientation. 
A) Athletes high in self-handicapping are high in task goal orientation. 
B) Athletes high in self-handicapping value hard work. 
C) Athletes high in self-handicapping are dedicated to learning a task that requires motivation. 
D) Athletes high in self-handicapping are high in ego goal orientation.

Question 9

While self-handicapping represents is indicative of a negative character flaw,there are potential benefits associated with the practice.Which of the following is not a potential benefit?

Accepted Answer

A) Protects self-esteem when failure occurs. 
B) Augments perceived ability when success unexpectedly occurs. 
C) The practice is manipulative and creates the expectation of failure. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Protects self-esteem when failure occurs. 
B) Augments perceived ability when success unexpectedly occurs. 
C) The practice is manipulative and creates the expectation of failure. 
D) All of the above.

Question 10

Varca (1980)proposed that the effect of an interactive audience upon the home team in basketball was to cause "functional assertive behavior." In other words the home team would out perform the visiting team in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) Free-throw shooting percentage. 
B) Slam dunks. 
C) Rebounds,blocked shots,and steals. 
D) Field-goal shooting percentage. 
A) Free-throw shooting percentage. 
B) Slam dunks. 
C) Rebounds,blocked shots,and steals. 
D) Field-goal shooting percentage.

Question 11

Why was sports research involving non-interactive audiences largely abandoned?

Accepted Answer

A) Couldn't find subjects. 
B) There is no such thing as a non-interactive audience. 
C) Cannot generalize results to sports involving an interactive audience. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Couldn't find subjects. 
B) There is no such thing as a non-interactive audience. 
C) Cannot generalize results to sports involving an interactive audience. 
D) None of the above.

Question 12

A process that cause people to be concerned about how they are perceived by others and their attempts to regulate other people's impression of them.

Accepted Answer

A) Impression motivation. 
B) Impression construction. 
C) Impression management. 
D) Other regulations. 
A) Impression motivation. 
B) Impression construction. 
C) Impression management. 
D) Other regulations.

Question 13

According to research conducted by Silva and Andrew (1987),the home advantage in collegiate basketball is due to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Compared to pregame standards of good performance,the home team athletes hit a higher percentage of their field goals. 
B) Compared to pregame standards of good performance,the visiting team athletes hit a lower percentage of their field goals. 
C) The home crowd facilitates less than expected performance in the home team. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Compared to pregame standards of good performance,the home team athletes hit a higher percentage of their field goals. 
B) Compared to pregame standards of good performance,the visiting team athletes hit a lower percentage of their field goals. 
C) The home crowd facilitates less than expected performance in the home team. 
D) None of the above.

Question 14

Varca further proposed that the effect of an interactive audience upon the visiting team would be manifested in "dysfunctional assertive behavior." In other words the visiting team would

Accepted Answer

A) Exhibit more hostile aggression. 
B) Be whistled for more personal fouls. 
C) Play with poise and control. 
D) Execute fewer slam dunks. 
A) Exhibit more hostile aggression. 
B) Be whistled for more personal fouls. 
C) Play with poise and control. 
D) Execute fewer slam dunks.

Question 15

Team quality

Accepted Answer

A) Is a moderating variable that determines the strength of the relationship between playing at home and winning percentage. 
B) Has little to do with the home court advantage. 
C) Is the deciding factor on who wins a contest. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Is a moderating variable that determines the strength of the relationship between playing at home and winning percentage. 
B) Has little to do with the home court advantage. 
C) Is the deciding factor on who wins a contest. 
D) None of the above.

Question 16

What might lead to a home court/field disadvantage for the home team athletes?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-attention. 
B) Non-supportive fans. 
C) Wearing white uniforms. 
D) Relying too much on the fans to energize the athletes. 
A) Self-attention. 
B) Non-supportive fans. 
C) Wearing white uniforms. 
D) Relying too much on the fans to energize the athletes.

Question 17

Playing in front of a supportive but expectant home crowd may have a debilitating effect upon some athletes due to

Accepted Answer

A) Self-attention and pressing. 
B) High expectations may be stressful resulting information overload. 
C) Self-focus causes disruption of smooth execution of skill. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Self-attention and pressing. 
B) High expectations may be stressful resulting information overload. 
C) Self-focus causes disruption of smooth execution of skill. 
D) All of the above.

Question 18

_____________________ is a form of self-presentation because the athlete is attempting to regulate the impression that other people have of them.

Accepted Answer

A) Self-handicapping. 
B) Attentional focus. 
C) Social cohesion. 
D) Personal control. 
A) Self-handicapping. 
B) Attentional focus. 
C) Social cohesion. 
D) Personal control.

Question 19

In front of an expectant and supportive crowd the athlete begins to "press," which interferes with the execution of skillful play.

Accepted Answer

A) Home court advantage. 
B) Away court disadvantage. 
C) Self-attention. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Home court advantage. 
B) Away court disadvantage. 
C) Self-attention. 
D) None of the above.

Question 20

Self-presentation,also called __________________,refers to the processes by which people monitor and control how they are perceived by other people.

Accepted Answer

A) Impression motivation. 
B) Impression management. 
C) Impression construction. 
D) Making a good impression. 
A) Impression motivation. 
B) Impression management. 
C) Impression construction. 
D) Making a good impression.

Which of the following is an example of an interactive audience?

What is the away court disadvantage?

Which statement is false regarding Zajonc's model of social facilitation?

Types of images people want to construct for people to see.

What is the primary reason that athletes believe there is an advantage to playing at home?

Self-presentation is composed of two components,called _ and __.

Which of the following factors plays the largest role in the home advantage in sport?

Self-handicapping is linked to goal perspective theory in that

While self-handicapping represents is indicative of a negative character flaw,there are potential benefits associated with the practice.Which of the following is not a potential benefit?

Varca (1980)proposed that the effect of an interactive audience upon the home team in basketball was to cause "functional assertive behavior." In other words the home team would out perform the visiting team in terms of

Why was sports research involving non-interactive audiences largely abandoned?

A process that cause people to be concerned about how they are perceived by others and their attempts to regulate other people's impression of them.

According to research conducted by Silva and Andrew (1987),the home advantage in collegiate basketball is due to which of the following?

Varca further proposed that the effect of an interactive audience upon the visiting team would be manifested in "dysfunctional assertive behavior." In other words the visiting team would

Team quality

What might lead to a home court/field disadvantage for the home team athletes?

Playing in front of a supportive but expectant home crowd may have a debilitating effect upon some athletes due to

_____________________ is a form of self-presentation because the athlete is attempting to regulate the impression that other people have of them.

In front of an expectant and supportive crowd the athlete begins to "press," which interferes with the execution of skillful play.

Self-presentation,also called __________________,refers to the processes by which people monitor and control how they are perceived by other people.

Foundations of Sport Psychology

Personality As a Core Characteristic of the Athlete

Self-Confidence and Intrinsic Motivation

Goal Perspective Theory

Youth Sports

Attention and Concentration in Sport and Exercise

Anxiety, Stress, and Mood Relationships

Alternatives to Inverted-U Theory

Coping and Intervention Strategies in Sport

Goal Setting in Sport

Imagery and Hypnosis in Sport

Psychological Skills Training

Aggression and Violence in Sport

Team Cohesion in Sport

Leadership and Communication in Sport

Exercise Psychology

The Psychology of Athletic Injuries and Career Termination

Drug Abuse in Sport and Exercise

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Exam 14: Audience and Self-Presentation Effects in Sport

Which of the following is an example of an interactive audience?

What is the away court disadvantage?

Which statement is false regarding Zajonc's model of social facilitation?

Types of images people want to construct for people to see.

What is the primary reason that athletes believe there is an advantage to playing at home?

Self-presentation is composed of two components,called _______________ and ________________.

Which of the following factors plays the largest role in the home advantage in sport?

Self-handicapping is linked to goal perspective theory in that

While self-handicapping represents is indicative of a negative character flaw,there are potential benefits associated with the practice.Which of the following is not a potential benefit?

Varca (1980)proposed that the effect of an interactive audience upon the home team in basketball was to cause "functional assertive behavior." In other words the home team would out perform the visiting team in terms of

Why was sports research involving non-interactive audiences largely abandoned?

A process that cause people to be concerned about how they are perceived by others and their attempts to regulate other people's impression of them.

According to research conducted by Silva and Andrew (1987),the home advantage in collegiate basketball is due to which of the following?

Varca further proposed that the effect of an interactive audience upon the visiting team would be manifested in "dysfunctional assertive behavior." In other words the visiting team would

Team quality

What might lead to a home court/field disadvantage for the home team athletes?

Playing in front of a supportive but expectant home crowd may have a debilitating effect upon some athletes due to

_____________________ is a form of self-presentation because the athlete is attempting to regulate the impression that other people have of them.

In front of an expectant and supportive crowd the athlete begins to "press," which interferes with the execution of skillful play.

Self-presentation,also called __________________,refers to the processes by which people monitor and control how they are perceived by other people.

Foundations of Sport Psychology

Personality As a Core Characteristic of the Athlete

Self-Confidence and Intrinsic Motivation

Goal Perspective Theory

Youth Sports

Attention and Concentration in Sport and Exercise

Anxiety, Stress, and Mood Relationships

Alternatives to Inverted-U Theory

Coping and Intervention Strategies in Sport

Goal Setting in Sport

Imagery and Hypnosis in Sport

Psychological Skills Training

Aggression and Violence in Sport

Team Cohesion in Sport

Leadership and Communication in Sport

Exercise Psychology

The Psychology of Athletic Injuries and Career Termination

Drug Abuse in Sport and Exercise

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Self-presentation is composed of two components,called _ and __.