Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of how to reduce athlete aggression and violence in sport?

Accepted Answer

A) Provide young athletes with models of nonaggressive behavior on the part of "great" athletes. 
B) Athletes who engage in overt acts of aggression should not be reprimanded to harshly since this will discourage such behavior and reduce fan appeal. 
C) Coaches and referees should be encouraged to attend inservice workshops for dealing with aggression and violence. 
D) Athletes who experience problems with violence should practice emotional control over acts of hostile aggression. 
A) Provide young athletes with models of nonaggressive behavior on the part of "great" athletes. 
B) Athletes who engage in overt acts of aggression should not be reprimanded to harshly since this will discourage such behavior and reduce fan appeal. 
C) Coaches and referees should be encouraged to attend inservice workshops for dealing with aggression and violence. 
D) Athletes who experience problems with violence should practice emotional control over acts of hostile aggression. B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Displacement of responsibility. 
B) Social economic status. 
C) Attribution of blame. 
D) Euphemistic labeling. 
A) Displacement of responsibility. 
B) Social economic status. 
C) Attribution of blame. 
D) Euphemistic labeling. B

Question 3

Which of the following is not an example of a way to curtail aggression and violence among fans?

Accepted Answer

A) The sale,distribution and use of alcoholic beverages at sporting events should be limited and controlled. 
B) Fan aggression must be swiftly and severely punished. 
C) Media should be encouraged to embellish and magnify acts of violence. 
D) Potential troublemakers should be closely supervised or denied admission. 
A) The sale,distribution and use of alcoholic beverages at sporting events should be limited and controlled. 
B) Fan aggression must be swiftly and severely punished. 
C) Media should be encouraged to embellish and magnify acts of violence. 
D) Potential troublemakers should be closely supervised or denied admission. C

Question 4

Recognizing and identifying mechanisms of moral disengagement are important,because

Accepted Answer

A) Humans can rarely justify acts of aggression. 
B) Humans possess an innate need to find justification for unethical behavior. 
C) This helps to reduce aggression. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Humans can rarely justify acts of aggression. 
B) Humans possess an innate need to find justification for unethical behavior. 
C) This helps to reduce aggression. 
D) None of the above.

Question 5

Consistent with the reformulated F-A hypothesis,which of the following would not heighten the impulse for an aggressive response?

Accepted Answer

A) Objects having aggressive meaning. 
B) Arousal and negative affect. 
C) Low aggressive disposition. 
D) Influences lowering aggressive restraint. 
A) Objects having aggressive meaning. 
B) Arousal and negative affect. 
C) Low aggressive disposition. 
D) Influences lowering aggressive restraint.

Question 6

Which of the following is/are examples of ways to curtail aggression among athletes?

Accepted Answer

A) The penalty or punishment that an athlete receives for an act of aggression must be of greater punitive value than the potential reinforcement for committing the act. 
B) External stimuli or cues capable of evoking aggression should be removed. 
C) Coaches and referees should be encouraged to attend in-service training workshops for dealing with aggression on the part of players. 
D) All of the above. 
A) The penalty or punishment that an athlete receives for an act of aggression must be of greater punitive value than the potential reinforcement for committing the act. 
B) External stimuli or cues capable of evoking aggression should be removed. 
C) Coaches and referees should be encouraged to attend in-service training workshops for dealing with aggression on the part of players. 
D) All of the above.

Question 7

The "readiness for aggression" notion of Berkowitz's reformulation of the F-A hypothesis is that

Accepted Answer

A) A frustrating event leads directly to an overt aggressive response. 
B) A frustrating event creates a readiness for aggression. 
C) Aggression is learned. 
D) Aggression is "readied" or prepared as a result of catharsis. 
A) A frustrating event leads directly to an overt aggressive response. 
B) A frustrating event creates a readiness for aggression. 
C) Aggression is learned. 
D) Aggression is "readied" or prepared as a result of catharsis.

Question 8

Which of the following descriptors does not belong relative to describing assertive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Goal to harm. 
B) No intent to harm. 
C) Legitimate force. 
D) Unusual effort and energy expenditure. 
A) Goal to harm. 
B) No intent to harm. 
C) Legitimate force. 
D) Unusual effort and energy expenditure.

Question 9

Which of the following is not an example of how to reduce spectator violence associated with sport?

Accepted Answer

A) Keep fans happy by providing plenty of entertainment and alcoholic beverages. 
B) Attendance at athletic events should be promoted as a family affair. 
C) Acts of spectator aggression must be quickly and severely dealt with. 
D) Media should not attempt to promote friction or hatred between two teams prior to competition. 
A) Keep fans happy by providing plenty of entertainment and alcoholic beverages. 
B) Attendance at athletic events should be promoted as a family affair. 
C) Acts of spectator aggression must be quickly and severely dealt with. 
D) Media should not attempt to promote friction or hatred between two teams prior to competition.

Question 10

Which of the following would be an example of overt aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Doing destructive violence to an inanimate object. 
B) Unintentionally injuring another person during competition. 
C) Sliding into second base with cleats high. 
D) Aggressive behavior in which there is no chance for the intended victim to be injureD. 
A) Doing destructive violence to an inanimate object. 
B) Unintentionally injuring another person during competition. 
C) Sliding into second base with cleats high. 
D) Aggressive behavior in which there is no chance for the intended victim to be injureD.

Question 11

Which of the following descriptors do not belong relative to describing hostile aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Intent to harm. 
B) Goal to harm. 
C) Anger. 
D) Legitimate force. 
A) Intent to harm. 
B) Goal to harm. 
C) Anger. 
D) Legitimate force.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is false relative to the effects of aggression on performance?

Accepted Answer

A) If unpunished,aggressive acts can give the aggressor an unfair advantage and appear to enhance performance. 
B) In ice hockey,penalized acts of aggression result in a power play which is very punishing to the penalized team. 
C) Aggression on the part of athletes actually enhances performance due to the intimidation factor. 
D) Generally,aggression on the part of an athlete will constitute a distraction and result in a decrement in performance. 
A) If unpunished,aggressive acts can give the aggressor an unfair advantage and appear to enhance performance. 
B) In ice hockey,penalized acts of aggression result in a power play which is very punishing to the penalized team. 
C) Aggression on the part of athletes actually enhances performance due to the intimidation factor. 
D) Generally,aggression on the part of an athlete will constitute a distraction and result in a decrement in performance.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of instrumental aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) The ball carrier is injured while in the process of being tackled. 
B) In an effort to break up a double play,the base runner purposely tries to slide into the shortstop covering the play. 
C) In a fit of rage,the pitcher throws a beanball at the batter. 
D) The offensive linesman in football injures an opposing player while carrying out his blocking assignment. 
A) The ball carrier is injured while in the process of being tackled. 
B) In an effort to break up a double play,the base runner purposely tries to slide into the shortstop covering the play. 
C) In a fit of rage,the pitcher throws a beanball at the batter. 
D) The offensive linesman in football injures an opposing player while carrying out his blocking assignment.

Question 14

The psychological connection that individuals have with their sport teams.

Accepted Answer

A) Player identification. 
B) Fan identification. 
C) Fan violence. 
D) Athlete violence. 
A) Player identification. 
B) Fan identification. 
C) Fan violence. 
D) Athlete violence.

Question 15

The level of morality necessary for ethical everyday life is often partially suspended during athletic competition.

Accepted Answer

A) Aggression. 
B) Assertiveness. 
C) Immorality. 
D) Bracketed morality. 
A) Aggression. 
B) Assertiveness. 
C) Immorality. 
D) Bracketed morality.

Question 16

In order for an overt act to be labeled aggression,three of the following conditions must be present.Which condition or item does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A) Any act involving unusual effort and energy expenditure that results in physical harm to an opponent. 
B) Aggression must be against a living target. 
C) Intent to harm must be evident. 
D) Reasonable expectation that aggression will be successful. 
A) Any act involving unusual effort and energy expenditure that results in physical harm to an opponent. 
B) Aggression must be against a living target. 
C) Intent to harm must be evident. 
D) Reasonable expectation that aggression will be successful.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Minimizing or ignoring consequences. 
B) Diffusion of responsibility. 
C) Moral justification. 
D) Catharsis effect. 
A) Minimizing or ignoring consequences. 
B) Diffusion of responsibility. 
C) Moral justification. 
D) Catharsis effect.

Question 18

Research in aggression in ice hockey reveals that the perceived legitimacy of aggressive behavior increases

Accepted Answer

A) As a function of increased age and competitive level. 
B) As a function of whether games are played at home or away. 
C) As a function of the quality of parenting. 
D) Coaches NFL experience. 
A) As a function of increased age and competitive level. 
B) As a function of whether games are played at home or away. 
C) As a function of the quality of parenting. 
D) Coaches NFL experience.

Question 19

Which of the following represents an accurate way to measure actual aggression in athletes? (b)

Accepted Answer

A) Interview before game to determine level of anger and aggressive tendencies. 
B) Record actual attempts to inflict physical harm during a contest. 
C) Keep track of number of fouls given to an athlete during a basketball game. 
D) Administer the Buss Aggression Inventory prior to the game. 
A) Interview before game to determine level of anger and aggressive tendencies. 
B) Record actual attempts to inflict physical harm during a contest. 
C) Keep track of number of fouls given to an athlete during a basketball game. 
D) Administer the Buss Aggression Inventory prior to the game.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Years of playing experience. 
B) Advantageous comparison. 
C) Dehumanization of target of aggression. 
D) Displacement of responsibility. 
A) Years of playing experience. 
B) Advantageous comparison. 
C) Dehumanization of target of aggression. 
D) Displacement of responsibility.

Which of the following is not an example of how to reduce athlete aggression and violence in sport?

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

Which of the following is not an example of a way to curtail aggression and violence among fans?

Recognizing and identifying mechanisms of moral disengagement are important,because

Consistent with the reformulated F-A hypothesis,which of the following would not heighten the impulse for an aggressive response?

Which of the following is/are examples of ways to curtail aggression among athletes?

The "readiness for aggression" notion of Berkowitz's reformulation of the F-A hypothesis is that

Which of the following descriptors does not belong relative to describing assertive behavior?

Which of the following is not an example of how to reduce spectator violence associated with sport?

Which of the following would be an example of overt aggression?

Which of the following descriptors do not belong relative to describing hostile aggression?

Which of the following statements is false relative to the effects of aggression on performance?

Which of the following is an example of instrumental aggression?

The psychological connection that individuals have with their sport teams.

The level of morality necessary for ethical everyday life is often partially suspended during athletic competition.

In order for an overt act to be labeled aggression,three of the following conditions must be present.Which condition or item does not belong?

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

Research in aggression in ice hockey reveals that the perceived legitimacy of aggressive behavior increases

Which of the following represents an accurate way to measure actual aggression in athletes? (b)

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

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

Audience and Self-Presentation Effects 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 13: Aggression and Violence in Sport

Which of the following is not an example of how to reduce athlete aggression and violence in sport?

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

Which of the following is not an example of a way to curtail aggression and violence among fans?

Recognizing and identifying mechanisms of moral disengagement are important,because

Consistent with the reformulated F-A hypothesis,which of the following would not heighten the impulse for an aggressive response?

Which of the following is/are examples of ways to curtail aggression among athletes?

The "readiness for aggression" notion of Berkowitz's reformulation of the F-A hypothesis is that

Which of the following descriptors does not belong relative to describing assertive behavior?

Which of the following is not an example of how to reduce spectator violence associated with sport?

Which of the following would be an example of overt aggression?

Which of the following descriptors do not belong relative to describing hostile aggression?

Which of the following statements is false relative to the effects of aggression on performance?

Which of the following is an example of instrumental aggression?

The psychological connection that individuals have with their sport teams.

The level of morality necessary for ethical everyday life is often partially suspended during athletic competition.

In order for an overt act to be labeled aggression,three of the following conditions must be present.Which condition or item does not belong?

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

Research in aggression in ice hockey reveals that the perceived legitimacy of aggressive behavior increases

Which of the following represents an accurate way to measure actual aggression in athletes? (b)

Which of the following is not a mechanism of moral disengagement that allows an athlete to disengage from usual moral standards and engage in transgressive behavior?

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

Audience and Self-Presentation Effects 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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