Midterm SEF 272 Questions With 100%
Correct Answers
Who was the first woman to practice sport psychology and conduct research in this area as well
as develop the relaxation-set method to help a boxing team? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Dorothy
Yates
The leading researcher during period 3 (1938-1965) was - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Franklin Henry
Which of these researchers was NOT prominent during period 1 (1895-1920)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Ed McAuley
Who was the professor and basketball coach at Pennsylvania State University who wrote one of
the first applied books in the area, The Psychology of Coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔John
Lawther
Emotional disorders affecting sport performance, such as eating disorders and drug abuse,
would best be treated by a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Clinical Sport Psychologist
Which professional sport psychology association developed standards for certification of
individuals working in applied sport psychology settings? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Association for
Applied Sports Psychology
Which new criterion is now in place if a person wants to become certified in applied sport
psychology by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
, Which Russian sport psychologist, employing a worldview of sport psychology, focused on
psychological preparation for athletic competition in the same time period as Coleman Griffith?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Puni
The father of American sport psychology is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Coleman Griffith
Which of these questions would NOT fall under the category of "What effect do psychological
factors have on an individual's performance?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Does running reduce
one's anxiety and depression?
Maladaptive perfectionism focuses on high standards accompanied by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a
concern over mistakes and evaluation by others
Taking an intraindividual approach to psychological testing means that - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔individuals are compared with how they usually score on a particular psychological
inventory
The Big 5 model of personality is important because these five characteristics - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔have been found to exist across individuals
Some recent research has revealed personality differences among athletes and nonathletes.
These include athletes being - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔more extraverted and conscientious and
less neurotic than nonathletes
The most superficial, and therefore most easily changed, part of a personality structure is its -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔role-related behavior
Which of these statements about exercise and personality is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔There is a positive relationship between exercise and self-concept.
Correct Answers
Who was the first woman to practice sport psychology and conduct research in this area as well
as develop the relaxation-set method to help a boxing team? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Dorothy
Yates
The leading researcher during period 3 (1938-1965) was - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Franklin Henry
Which of these researchers was NOT prominent during period 1 (1895-1920)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Ed McAuley
Who was the professor and basketball coach at Pennsylvania State University who wrote one of
the first applied books in the area, The Psychology of Coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔John
Lawther
Emotional disorders affecting sport performance, such as eating disorders and drug abuse,
would best be treated by a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Clinical Sport Psychologist
Which professional sport psychology association developed standards for certification of
individuals working in applied sport psychology settings? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Association for
Applied Sports Psychology
Which new criterion is now in place if a person wants to become certified in applied sport
psychology by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
, Which Russian sport psychologist, employing a worldview of sport psychology, focused on
psychological preparation for athletic competition in the same time period as Coleman Griffith?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Puni
The father of American sport psychology is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Coleman Griffith
Which of these questions would NOT fall under the category of "What effect do psychological
factors have on an individual's performance?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Does running reduce
one's anxiety and depression?
Maladaptive perfectionism focuses on high standards accompanied by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a
concern over mistakes and evaluation by others
Taking an intraindividual approach to psychological testing means that - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔individuals are compared with how they usually score on a particular psychological
inventory
The Big 5 model of personality is important because these five characteristics - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔have been found to exist across individuals
Some recent research has revealed personality differences among athletes and nonathletes.
These include athletes being - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔more extraverted and conscientious and
less neurotic than nonathletes
The most superficial, and therefore most easily changed, part of a personality structure is its -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔role-related behavior
Which of these statements about exercise and personality is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔There is a positive relationship between exercise and self-concept.
