Oefenvragen
Sportpsychologie
Minor sport
Hanze Hogeschool Groningen
Fysiotherapie
Minor sport
, Practice exam questions.
Patrick is a tennis player. He is 19 years old and plays at national level. Last year he became Dutch
champion under 20 years old. For the last 3 months he can't concentrate when he's about to lose a
set. He thinks he's going to lose an that's what happens. He has negative thoughts, such as:
- Why is my service no longer working?
- My coach already thinks I'm a loser!
- If I don't win this set, I will lose the entire game and all| my training will be for nothing.
- This competitor is too good for me!
Patrick's goal is to perform at the same level as last year and not to worry too much during the
games. He IS very distracted by his negative thoughts and the direct distractions. He would like t0
concentrate better in the next two months and he thinks imagery will help him.
1. Patrick is distracted by his negative thoughts: "What has happened to my tennis serve? It was
great a month ago, but now it seems to lack power." What circle of Eberspächer is Patrick in?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
2. Patrick's goal is to perform at the same level as last year. What type of goal is this?
a) Performance goal
b) Process goal
c) Outcome goal
3. Patrick decides to focus more on a basic task, namely keeping his eyes on the ball. What kind of
attentional style is this?
a) Internal narrow
b) External narrow
c) External broad
4. Although Patrick had lost his motivation, he tried to find out what could help him concentrate
better. He became motivated again by creating his own visualization training program. Which
factor from self-determination theory did he use to motivate himself?
a) Autonomy
b) Relatedness
c) Competence
5. Patrick lost most of his gares lately. His motivation and pleasure in training have dropped, but he
still wants to perform as good as last year. To increase his current performance and to improve
his motivation, he keeps thinking that he will feel good after each training. What sort of
motivation this?
a) Integrated regulation
b) Identified regulation
c) Introjected regulation
6. What advice would you give Patrick if he wants to use imagery:
Sportpsychologie
Minor sport
Hanze Hogeschool Groningen
Fysiotherapie
Minor sport
, Practice exam questions.
Patrick is a tennis player. He is 19 years old and plays at national level. Last year he became Dutch
champion under 20 years old. For the last 3 months he can't concentrate when he's about to lose a
set. He thinks he's going to lose an that's what happens. He has negative thoughts, such as:
- Why is my service no longer working?
- My coach already thinks I'm a loser!
- If I don't win this set, I will lose the entire game and all| my training will be for nothing.
- This competitor is too good for me!
Patrick's goal is to perform at the same level as last year and not to worry too much during the
games. He IS very distracted by his negative thoughts and the direct distractions. He would like t0
concentrate better in the next two months and he thinks imagery will help him.
1. Patrick is distracted by his negative thoughts: "What has happened to my tennis serve? It was
great a month ago, but now it seems to lack power." What circle of Eberspächer is Patrick in?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
2. Patrick's goal is to perform at the same level as last year. What type of goal is this?
a) Performance goal
b) Process goal
c) Outcome goal
3. Patrick decides to focus more on a basic task, namely keeping his eyes on the ball. What kind of
attentional style is this?
a) Internal narrow
b) External narrow
c) External broad
4. Although Patrick had lost his motivation, he tried to find out what could help him concentrate
better. He became motivated again by creating his own visualization training program. Which
factor from self-determination theory did he use to motivate himself?
a) Autonomy
b) Relatedness
c) Competence
5. Patrick lost most of his gares lately. His motivation and pleasure in training have dropped, but he
still wants to perform as good as last year. To increase his current performance and to improve
his motivation, he keeps thinking that he will feel good after each training. What sort of
motivation this?
a) Integrated regulation
b) Identified regulation
c) Introjected regulation
6. What advice would you give Patrick if he wants to use imagery:
