SPORTS PSYCH: CHAPTER 14 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
According to recent research on the "hot hand" in basketball, if a coach needed to choose a player to
take the last critical shot, he should choose - (ANSWER)c. the player with the hot hand who is also
generally a good shooter
According to Rosenthal and Jacobson's study on teachers' expectancies and students' performances, -
(ANSWER)a. children identified as "late bloomers" exhibited the greatest gains in IQ
Coaching efficacy is composed of all of the following areas except - (ANSWER)b. playing experience
Collective efficacy refers to - (ANSWER)a. each individual's perception of the efficacy of the team as a
whole
McAuley and colleagues conducted a study investigating efficacy and adherence for 60- to 80-year-old
exercisers over a 12-month period. The participants were asked periodically about their efficacy-related
adherence (belief that they would be able to adhere to the exercise program for the upcoming 3
months). When did these exercisers exhibit the LOWEST level of efficacy-related adherence? -
(ANSWER)b. at the end of the 12-month program
Research indicates that high-ability golfers relied on _______ for efficacy information whereas lower
ability golfers relied on _______ for efficacy information. - (ANSWER)b. handicap; previous practice
The four-step process concerning the formation of a coach's expectations and the effects of those
expectations on the coach's and athlete's behavior signifies that - (ANSWER)a. coaches should
continually reevaluate an athlete's ability throughout the season
b. coaches should carefully monitor their quantity and quality of reinforcement and instructional
feedback
The strongest and most dependable information on which to base self-efficacy judgments comes from -
(ANSWER)b. performance accomplishments
Which of the following is true? - (ANSWER)a. Coaches spend more time with high-expectancy athletes.
b. Coaches show more positive affect to high-expectancy athletes.
According to recent research on the "hot hand" in basketball, if a coach needed to choose a player to
take the last critical shot, he should choose - (ANSWER)c. the player with the hot hand who is also
generally a good shooter
According to Rosenthal and Jacobson's study on teachers' expectancies and students' performances, -
(ANSWER)a. children identified as "late bloomers" exhibited the greatest gains in IQ
Coaching efficacy is composed of all of the following areas except - (ANSWER)b. playing experience
Collective efficacy refers to - (ANSWER)a. each individual's perception of the efficacy of the team as a
whole
McAuley and colleagues conducted a study investigating efficacy and adherence for 60- to 80-year-old
exercisers over a 12-month period. The participants were asked periodically about their efficacy-related
adherence (belief that they would be able to adhere to the exercise program for the upcoming 3
months). When did these exercisers exhibit the LOWEST level of efficacy-related adherence? -
(ANSWER)b. at the end of the 12-month program
Research indicates that high-ability golfers relied on _______ for efficacy information whereas lower
ability golfers relied on _______ for efficacy information. - (ANSWER)b. handicap; previous practice
The four-step process concerning the formation of a coach's expectations and the effects of those
expectations on the coach's and athlete's behavior signifies that - (ANSWER)a. coaches should
continually reevaluate an athlete's ability throughout the season
b. coaches should carefully monitor their quantity and quality of reinforcement and instructional
feedback
The strongest and most dependable information on which to base self-efficacy judgments comes from -
(ANSWER)b. performance accomplishments
Which of the following is true? - (ANSWER)a. Coaches spend more time with high-expectancy athletes.
b. Coaches show more positive affect to high-expectancy athletes.
