Deck 1: Introducing Sport and Exercise Psychology

Question 1

The continued expansion of sport and exercise psychology principles in clinical settings in the study and treatment of cancer,stroke,and spinal cord injuries are examples of which probable future trend of sport psychology over the next 20 years?

A)Knowledge translation
B)Increased specialization and diversification
C)Increased research and teaching opportunities
D)Increased demands for training and clinical psychology
E)Interdepartmental collaboration in teaching,research,and practice

Answer 1

Increased specialization and diversification

Question 2

A sport psychologist who is helping individuals and teams improve performance and enhance personal well- being is an example of which type of career role?

A)Teaching
B)Clinical intervention
C)Counseling
D)Research
E)Consulting

Answer 2

Consulting

Question 3

Which one of the following is a membership criterion for the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (not CPA)?

A)Favourable supervisor and client evaluations
B)A master's degree in sport psychology or a related field
C)Mental training consulting experience
D)A background understanding of the sport sciences
E)All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

The CPA,the CSPA,and AASP organizations are all proactive in?

A)Developing more academic courses and hiring more professors to allow more students to attend universities
B)Identifying necessary standards and competencies required for providing sport and exercise psychology services to athletes
C)Evaluating university programs to see if they meet the necessary professional standards
D)Ethical relationships between professors and students

Question 5

Regulatory bodies are likely to become more diligent in monitoring the use of the title sport psychologist as well as the practices of sport psychology consultants.This is an example of which probable future trend of sport psychology over the next 20 years?

A)Increased specialization and diversification
B)Tension between academic and applied sport psychology
C)Ethics and competencies
D)Increased research and teaching opportunities
E)Interdepartmental collaboration in teaching,research,and practice

Question 6

Clinical and counselling psychologists receive training in which one of the following areas?

A)Research methods
B)Ethics
C)Assessment
D)Intervention
E)All of the above

Question 7

A consultant who believes he has discovered something important but withholds this information for other professions is violating which principle of the Canadian Psychological Association's Ethics Code?

A)Responsible caring
B)Respect for a dignity of the person
C)Responsibility to society
D)Integrity in relationships

Question 8

Where was the First World Congress of Sport Psychology held in 1965?

A)Japan
B)Germany
C)Italy
D)Australia
E)Britain

Question 9

Which one of the following represents the three major roles that sport psychology consultants typically follow in their careers?

A)Teaching,consulting,counselling
B)Teaching,counselling,research
C)Research,consulting,counselling
D)Teaching,research,counseling
E)Teaching,research,consulting

Question 10

Sport and exercise psychology is characterized as

A)interdisciplinary scientific and applied field that embraces the integration of sport science and psychological knowledge.
B)only as a subdiscipline of psychology.
C)applying the principles of psychology to sport and exercise.
D)the application of psychology to high performance athletes.

Question 11

A sport psychology consultant who has no clinical training and doesn't refer an athlete with an eating disorder to someone who is more qualified is violating which principle of the Canadian Psychological Association's Ethics Code?

A)Responsibility to society
B)Responsible caring
C)Respect for a dignity of the person
D)Integrity in relationships

Question 12

The first Ph.D.program in sport psychology was developed at which university?

A)Universite de Montreal
B)University of Western Ontario
C)University of Alberta
D)University of Winnipeg
E)University of Ottawa

Question 13

National and provincial sport organizations that do not have the resources to pay for continuous applied sport psychology services exemplify which probable future trend of sport psychology over the next 20 years?

A)Increased demands for training and clinical psychology
B)Interdepartmental collaboration in teaching,research and practice
C)Limited opportunities in applied sport psychology
D)Increased research and teaching opportunities
E)Increased specialization and diversification

Question 14

The International Society of Sport Psychology sponsored the first scholarly sport psychology journal.What is it called?

A)Psychology of Sport and Exercise
B)The International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
C)The Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
D)The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
E)The Sport Psychologist

Question 15

A sport psychology consultant who decides not to share information with an athlete's coach is following which principle of the Canadian Psychological Association's Ethics Code?

A)Responsibility to society
B)Responsible caring
C)Integrity in relationships
D)Respect for a dignity of the person

Question 16

Sport psychology consultants who refuse to provide information about an athlete's mental health to a coach is upholding which principles of the Canadian Psychological Association's Ethics Code?

A)Integrity in relationships
B)Responsible caring
C)Respect for a dignity of the person
D)Responsibility to society

Question 17

Seligman and others in the positive psychology movement criticized psychology for doing what?

A)For focusing too much on personal growth
B)For focusing too much on well being
C)For focusing too much on the human side of strength
D)For focusing too much on mental illness and repair

Question 18

A sport psychology consultant who is consulting with a group of middle- aged recreational- distance runners who hope to complete a marathon is dispelling which common myth about sport psychology?

A)Sport psychology consultants only work in competitive sport settings.
B)Only athletes with serious mental problems need a sport psychology specialist.
C)Sport psychology consultants only work with elite athletes to enhance their performance.
D)Sport psychology consultants are shrinks.
E)None of the above

Question 19

Along with Dr.Albert Carron, could be considered one of the modern parents of sport psychology in Canada.

A)Dr.Len Wankel
B)Dr.Rick Alderman
C)Dr.John Salmela
D)Dr.Peter Klavora
E)Dr.Terry Orlick

Question 20

In which of the following areas is a sport psychology consultant demonstrating expertise when he is administering a psychological profile tool?

A)Theoretical knowledge of how psychological factors may influence performance
B)Technical sport knowledge
C)Assessment knowledge to determine the psychological skills of the athlete
D)Sport knowledge of the physical preparation
E)Intervention skills to design an effective intervention

Question 21

Which one of the following graduates of Dr.Franklin Henry's laboratory at the University of California became a prominent sport psychology researcher in Canada?

A)Dr.Coleman Griffith
B)Dr.Thomas Tutko
C)Dr.Cal Botterill
D)Dr.Albert Carron
E)Dr.Bruce Ogilvie

Question 22

How does positive psychology relate to sport and exercise?

Question 23

In which of the following areas is a sport psychology consultant demonstrating expertise when she has devised strategies for dealing with the source of a problem for an athlete?

A)Assessment knowledge to determine the psychological skills of the athlete
B)Theoretical knowledge of how psychological factors may influence performance
C)Sport knowledge of the physical preparation
D)Intervention skills to design an effective intervention
E)Technical sport knowledge

Question 24

A sport psychology consultant who suspects a soccer player's competition anxiety is affecting his or her performance,and is knowledgeable of the relationship between different types of anxiety and self- confidence,is demonstrating which area of expertise?

A)Intervention skills to design an effective intervention
B)Sport knowledge of the physical preparation
C)Assessment knowledge to determine the psychological skills of the athlete
D)Technical sport knowledge
E)Theoretical knowledge of how psychological factors may influence performance

Question 25

SCAPPS had a strong influence on development on research and development and sport and exercise psychology in the 70's and 80's but has little influence in Canada influential.

Question 26

One myth about sport and exercise psychology is that only athletes or exercisers with serious mental problems need a sport or exercise psychologist.Explain why this is a myth.

Question 27

An athlete wants to train harder and become a better player so he approaches a sports psychologist to help him achieve this.When talking to the psychologist,the psychologist reveals that if the player decides to hire him,they can do a workout program that will increase his running time by 30 % and his muscle mass by 15%.The athlete is impressed and decides to go ahead and hire her.After 3 weeks of training,the psychologist and athlete start dating.They are quite happy; except the athlete can't help but notice the results he was promised are not being shown.He hasn't increased his muscle mass much at all and his running time has only increased by a few seconds.This is because the psychologist did not actually have the evidence to support the findings that she told the athlete.State and explain what the ethical concerns of the above scenario are.

Question 28

A sport psychology consultant who is employed by a university and is involved in a study that examines aggression differences between male and female rugby players is an example of which type of career role?

A)Consulting
B)Counselling
C)Clinical intervention
D)Teaching
E)Research

Question 29

A sport psychology consultant who is providing educational services to the community and sport organizations is an example of which type of career role?

A)Consulting
B)Counseling
C)Research
D)Clinical intervention
E)Teaching

Question 30

Expansion of the application of sport and exercise psychology principles in clinical settings will include cancer,stroke and spinal cord injuries populations.

Question 31

The need to bridge the gap between research evidence and professional practice in sport psychology and to provide useful information for practitioners,such as physical educators,coaches,and fitness specialists,is an example of which probable future trend of sport psychology over the next 20 years?

A)Interdepartmental collaboration in teaching,research,and practice
B)Ethics and competencies
C)Increased specialization and diversification
D)Knowledge translation
E)Increased research and teaching opportunities

Question 32

Briefly describe the four principles of ethical guidelines for psychologists providing services to athletes or exercise clients.

Question 33

Two major events that helped establish sports psychology in the 1960's.One was the first World Congress of Sports Psychology held in Rome and the second was the founding of FEPSAC.

Question 34

The largest organization devoted to the promotion of applied sport (and exercise)psychology is the .

A)Association for Applied Sport Psychology
B)European Federation of Sport Psychology
C)International Society of Sport Psychology
D)Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology
E)North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity

Question 35

Which country boasted one of the first sport psychology programs that was integrated with other sport science programs?

A)Australia
B)United Kingdom
C)Japan
D)United States
E)Soviet Union

Question 36

Which of the following are trends and/or issues that will dominate the advancement of sport psychology over the next 20 years?

A)Tension between academic and applied sport psychology
B)Increased specialization and diversification
C)Knowledge translation
D)Limited opportunities in applied sport psychology
E)All of the above

Question 37

A sport psychology consultant who decides to have a personal relationship with an athlete after a professional relationship has ended is violating which principle of the Canadian Psychological Association's Ethics Code?

A)Integrity in relationships
B)Respect for a dignity of the person
C)Responsible caring
D)Responsibility to society

Question 38

This Canadian is widely recognized as the world expert on team cohesion and group dynamics in sport and exercise.

A)Dr.Terry Orlick
B)Dr.Len Wankel
C)Dr.Albert Carron
D)Dr.Rick Alderman
E)Dr.Cal Botterill

Question 39

Most sport and exercise specialists in Canada are employed

A)in universities and/or colleges.
B)in mental institutions.
C)in private practice.
D)in university athletic programs.
E)in professional sport or national sport organizations.

Question 40

In the textbook,a number of trends and issues are identified that will dominate the advancement of sport and exercise psychology over the next 20 years.List these 9 trends and issues.

Question 41

Since working in diverse sport and exercise settings will require a range of sport science and psychological competencies,students should receive counselling and clinical psychology training.

Question 42

Consultants have an ethical responsibility to minimize harm and to assist athletes,however if it will benefit society,then a person becomes second priority and benefitting society becomes first priority.

Question 43

The specific legislative rules for the use of the term "psychologist" vary across provinces and territories.

Question 44

Principle two of the CPA is responsible caring and states that the consultant must take corrective action for any harmful effects that occurred because of their teaching,research or practice.

Question 45

In regards to sports psychology being accepted,the leading countries in Asia are Japan,China and Korea.

Question 46

In Canada and the USA,most academic sport and exercise psychologist are typically not concerned with professional practice issues and certification.

Question 47

Dr Albert Carron,at the University of Alberta,was the first to develop the Ph.D.program.