Deck 6: Self-Perceptions

Question 1

person's domain-specific self-conceptions refers to which of the following?

A) Perceived competence or ability
B) Self-confidence
C) Self-efficacy
D) Self-esteem

Answer 1

A

Question 2

of the following is your relatively stable, global description of yourself, without any evaluation of worth?

A) Perceived competence or ability
B) Self-concept
C) Self-esteem
D) Self-efficacy

Answer 2

B

Question 3

confidence in your ability to achieve specific performance level or outcome in a particular situation is called your __________.

A) Perceived competence or ability
B) Self-concept
C) Self-esteem
D) Self-efficacy

Answer 3

D

Question 4

evaluative component of yourself, or your personal assessment or judgment of your value or worth, based on the self-concept elements, refers to which of the following?

A) Self-esteem
B) Perceived competence
C) Self-confidence
D) Self-efficacy

Question 5

of the following is one's desire to show mastery and make task attempts?

A) Competence motivation
B) Perceived competence
C) Perceptions of control
D) Self-confidence

Question 6

Beliefs about who or what controls one's performance or learning is called which of the following?

A) Competence motivation
B) Perceived competence
C) Perceptions of control
D) Self-confidence

Question 7

According to competence motivation theory, which of the following would enhance perceptions of competence and internal control?

A) Success on easy tasks
B) Extrinsic motivational orientation
C) Task involvement
D) High praise for success on easy tasks

Question 8

According to competence motivation theory, which of the following is NOT true about children's perceptions of competence?

A) A child could have low perceived competence in physical education, but high perceived competence in music.
B) As children become older, they are able to distinguish their perceptions of competence among a decreasing number of domains.
C) Children's perceptions of competence tend to decline as they get older.
D) Children's perceptions of competence tend to become more accurate as they get older.

Question 9

is believed to account for the age-related changes in perceived competence?

A) Changes in the number of task attempts in more achievement domains
B) Changes in the difficulty of tasks in the achievement domains
C) Changes in children's cognitive capabilities and in their sources of competence information
D) Both A & B

Question 10

According to self-efficacy theory, self-efficacy judgments can influence all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Effort
B) Motivation orientation
C) Emotions
D) Performance

Question 11

source of efficacy information is believed to be the most influential?

A) Verbal persuasion
B) Vicarious experiences
C) Imaginal experiences
D) Performance accomplishments

Question 12

source of efficacy information is especially helpful for students who lack experience with a skill or who had mixed past performance outcomes?

A) Emotional states
B) Physiological states
C) Vicarious experiences
D) Verbal persuasion

Question 13

a teacher says, "Remember to keep your wrist stiff," that teacher is using which source of efficacy information?

A) Verbal persuasion
B) Emotional states
C) Imaginal experiences
D) Vicarious experiences

Question 14

all of the senses to create or re-create an experience mentally is which source of efficacy information?

A) Performance accomplishments
B) Vicarious experiences
C) Imaginal experiences
D) Emotional states

Question 15

Helping students perceive increased heart rate, breathing, and sweating when learning a motor skill as normal is dealing with which source of efficacy information?

A) Verbal persuasion
B) Physiological states
C) Emotional states
D) Performance accomplishments

Question 16

of the following is true about the results of research on physical self-perceptions and various student characteristics?

A) Boys and African Americans tend to have higher self-perceptions
B) Girls and students with learning disabilities tend to have lower self-perceptions
C) Boys and obese students tend to have higher self-perceptions
D) Girls and obese students tend to have lower self-perceptions

Question 17

of the following is true about the relationship between students' age and the accuracy of their physical self-perceptions?

A) The younger the students, the more accurate their self-perceptions.
B) The older the students, the more accurate their self-perceptions.
C) Age does not impact the accuracy of students' self-perceptions.
D) Older elementary girls tend to be more accurate than their male peers.

Question 18

the six proposed sources of efficacy information, which two have not been confirmed in research examining children's sources of physical competence information?

A) Performance accomplishments and vicarious experiences
B) Emotional states and imaginal experiences
C) Verbal persuasion and vicarious experiences
D) Imaginal experiences and physiological states

Question 19

of the following is true about the sources of competence information used by children of different ages?

A) Early adolescents tend to rely on peer comparison and evaluation, whereas late adolescents use more self-referenced information.
B) Elementary children use skill improvement, whereas late adolescents use simple participation and behavior.
C) Elementary students use imaginal experiences, whereas late adolescents use game outcomes.
D) Early adolescents use imaginal experiences, whereas late adolescents use peer comparison and evaluation.

Question 20

of the following is true about gender and children's sources of physical competence information?

A) Boys and girls below age 14 tend to use similar sources.
B) Girls over age 14 tended to use internal information and feedback from adults more than males over age 14.
C) Boys over age 14 tended to use game outcome and perceived ease of learning new skills more than girls over age 14.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 21

of the following is NOT true about factors related to the sources of information children use to judge their physical competence?

A) Children who perceive a task involving climate tend to use self-referenced information.
B) Children who believe their parents are positive role models of exercise participation tend to use self-referenced information.
C) Children with external perceptions of control tend to use self-referenced information.
D) Children with less experience in a skill or activity tend to use teacher/coach feedback.

Question 22

of the following is NOT a characteristic of a child with high physical self-perceptions?

A) The child holds an entity conception of ability
B) The child believes motor activities are valuable
C) The child makes personally controllable attributions
D) The child experiences positive emotions

Question 23

of the following is the belief that ability is changeable and can be improved with effort and practice?

A) Internal conception of ability
B) Incremental conception of ability
C) Entity conception of ability
D) External conception of ability

Question 24

of the following BEST describes the instructional models that research suggests can enhance students' self-perceptions?

A) Inquiry, peer teaching, personal and social responsibility, and sport education
B) Peer teaching, sport education, personalized system of instruction, and Sport for Peace
C) Cooperative learning, peer teaching, personal and social responsibility, and sport education
D) Personal and social responsibility, sport education, inquiry, and personalized system of instruction

Question 25

According to Rink (2002), when is a good time to modify the equipment for students?

A) When the equipment being used causes a student to use inappropriate form
B) When students ask for it
C) When the game rules allow for it
D) Equipment should never be modified, or students will never learn correct technique

Question 26

of the following is NOT a way to help students experience success in physical education?

A) Using a playground ball instead of an official basketball for a 2nd grader to practice dribbling
B) Having an after-school physical activity club that has an instructional atmosphere
C) Helping students understand when they experience success
D) Putting six students in a circle and practicing the volleyball set by playing "keep it up"

Question 27

of the following is NOT one of the principles of effective imagery?

A) Imagine success right away in the image or creating a coping image of eventual success
B) Use all of the senses - sights, sounds, smells, touch, and kinesthetic sense
C) Make the image do what you want it to
D) Use only slow motion in the image

Question 28

which phase of imagery training do students practice making the image do what they want?

A) Controllability
B) Sensory awareness
C) Temporal awareness
D) Vividness

Question 29

which phase of imagery training do students practice making sharp, detailed images?

A) Controllability
B) Sensory awareness
C) Temporal awareness
D) Vividness

Question 30

of the following is NOT one of the ways to use imagery in physical education?

A) A student with a broken arm can use imagery to practice dribbling.
B) Imagery practice should replace physical practice of skills.
C) Sequences of dance routines can be imagined outside of class to remember the sequence order.
D) Students can imagine previous successful motor performances to enhance confidence.

Question 31

type of physical education class should be offered in middle and high school physical education in order to best enhance students' self-perceptions?

A) Offer only coeducational classes and units at both the middle and high school levels
B) Offer middle and high school students within a coeducational class a choice of coed or same-sex options in individual units within the class
C) Offer middle and high school students a choice of coeducational or same-sex classes
D) Both B & C