SPH-K 405 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
How important do sport psychologist think psychology for athletic performance is? - Answers
the mental side of sport compromises 90% of human performance
Who do sport psychologists study? - Answers little to none study elite athletes instead they
study average athletes/individuals or people who don't exercise at all
What do sport psychologists do? - Answers Help improve the performance of individual athletes
and teams and coaches.
Model of sport psychology:What is performance psychology - Answers first examine is
anxiety,depression, personality (psychology) and then you look at athletic performance
(behavior)
Model of sport psychology:What is health psychology - Answers looks at behavior first (sport
participation or exercise) and then looks at psychology second (anxiety, depression, personality)
deals with non-athletes
Factors that influence elite athletic performance - Answers Exercise Physiology
Sport Technology
Environmental Physiology
Motor control
Biomechanics
What is validity? - Answers accuracy
questioned in sport psych b/c it is presented in certain way so people believe it
What are the 4 types of evidence? - Answers Philosophical
Pedagogical
Theoretical
Empirical
Philosophical evidence - Answers "Play to win"
"sport for all"
, Pedagogical evidence - Answers accepted or traditional practices
(many people use but don't know if it works)
theoretical evidence - Answers "Overload principle"
" more is better"
(people adopt theories but still many uncertainties)
empirical evidence - Answers observed through research
has quality control certainty
default method
Issues to consider when administering psychological/physiological intervention in athlete -
Answers scientific (evidence around issue)
legal (against law?)
ethical (is it the right thing to do?)
Moral (society's view?)
How old is the field of sport psychology? - Answers over a century old
Fitz (Harvard) - Answers 1895
Published first psychology article w/ sport component (reaction time)
Triplett (IU) - Answers 1898
Publishes first paper on a sport psychology topic (social facilitation)
one of the most important studies in psych. 25% avg improvement in performance when people
watch you training against others! unleashed the idea that social factors play a role in
performance/training. (avg was not the same for everyone! some people's performance
decreased or were unchanged! results always vary!)
Father of american sport psych- where/win did he work - Answers Univ. of Illinois - first sport
psych lab in 1925
How important do sport psychologist think psychology for athletic performance is? - Answers
the mental side of sport compromises 90% of human performance
Who do sport psychologists study? - Answers little to none study elite athletes instead they
study average athletes/individuals or people who don't exercise at all
What do sport psychologists do? - Answers Help improve the performance of individual athletes
and teams and coaches.
Model of sport psychology:What is performance psychology - Answers first examine is
anxiety,depression, personality (psychology) and then you look at athletic performance
(behavior)
Model of sport psychology:What is health psychology - Answers looks at behavior first (sport
participation or exercise) and then looks at psychology second (anxiety, depression, personality)
deals with non-athletes
Factors that influence elite athletic performance - Answers Exercise Physiology
Sport Technology
Environmental Physiology
Motor control
Biomechanics
What is validity? - Answers accuracy
questioned in sport psych b/c it is presented in certain way so people believe it
What are the 4 types of evidence? - Answers Philosophical
Pedagogical
Theoretical
Empirical
Philosophical evidence - Answers "Play to win"
"sport for all"
, Pedagogical evidence - Answers accepted or traditional practices
(many people use but don't know if it works)
theoretical evidence - Answers "Overload principle"
" more is better"
(people adopt theories but still many uncertainties)
empirical evidence - Answers observed through research
has quality control certainty
default method
Issues to consider when administering psychological/physiological intervention in athlete -
Answers scientific (evidence around issue)
legal (against law?)
ethical (is it the right thing to do?)
Moral (society's view?)
How old is the field of sport psychology? - Answers over a century old
Fitz (Harvard) - Answers 1895
Published first psychology article w/ sport component (reaction time)
Triplett (IU) - Answers 1898
Publishes first paper on a sport psychology topic (social facilitation)
one of the most important studies in psych. 25% avg improvement in performance when people
watch you training against others! unleashed the idea that social factors play a role in
performance/training. (avg was not the same for everyone! some people's performance
decreased or were unchanged! results always vary!)
Father of american sport psych- where/win did he work - Answers Univ. of Illinois - first sport
psych lab in 1925
