Ch 2. Sport Psychology

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_____ is widely considered to be the grandfather of sport psychology in North America

Coleman Griffith

One of Dorothy Yates's pioneering practices, in the field of sport psychology, was that she _____.

Developed a psychology course for aviators and athletes at San Jose State College

One of Coleman Griffith's contributions to sport psychology is that he _____.

Established the first sport psychology lab in North America

In 1965, the _____ was formed and held the First World Congress of Sport Psychology, which is widely regarded as the first worldwide gathering of sport psychology professionals.

International Society of Sport Psychology(ISSP)

Identify some of the professional issues faced by sport psychologists in the 1980s.

Is there an adequate scientific base for the practice of sport psychology? What kind of services should be offered by the discipline?

Identify the contributions of Bruce Ogilvie and Tom Tutko to the field of sport psychology.

They developed the Athletic Motivation Inventory and they authored the revolutionary "Problem Athletes and How to Handle Them"

Sport psychology was _____ in Eastern Europe during the Soviet Union era.

a highly esteemed field of academic and professional concern

The primary goal of sport psychologists in the 1970s was to gain acceptance for the field by _____.

advancing the knowledge base through experimental research

The field of psychology that is concerned with the psychological factors that influence performance in sport, the psychological effects derived from participation, and the theories that can be used to enhance performance is known as _____.

applied sport psychology

One of the prominent research developments that occurred in the field of sport psychology, in the 1980s, was the _____

better documentation of the effectiveness of psychology in performance enhancement

In the context of developments in sport psychology, the 1960s witnessed the first efforts to _____.

bring together groups of individuals interested in sport psychology

In the 1980s, most of the sport psychology journals were driven by _____

cognitive theories from psychology

A criticism directed at Ogilvie and Tutko's Athletic Motivation Inventory was that it _____

could not accurately predict performance sue to the complex nature of sport

In the field of sport psychology, during the period of 1990-2019, there was more research conducted on the influence of _____ on psychological processes and behavior.

culture

In the 1970s, instead of forays into application, a lot of people in the field of sport psychology felt that _____ would be better for the discipline

developing a strong research foundation

True or false: Techniques such as self-regulation training or psychic self-regulation were used to involuntarily control such bodily functions as heart rate, temperature, and muscle tension, as well as emotional reactions to stressful situations such as zero gravity.

false

True or false: Greater government control helped in the massive expansion of the scope of sport psychology research in Eastern European countries in the 1970s and 1980s.

false (it limited the scope sport psychology research)

In the context of sport psychology, Rainer Martens' 1979 article "About Smocks and Jocks" resulted in an increase in _____ conducted in the field of sport psychology

field research because it criticized the amount of laboratory based research

In the 1970s, applied work, in the field of sport psychology, was _____.

generally discouraged

Identify an accurate statement about Dorothy Yates in the context of her contributions to sport psychology.

her pioneering efforts were not followed in any systematic way in the 1930s and 1940s

In the field of sport psychology, an article by Danish and Hale (1981) was influential in determining the kinds of services that should be offered by sport psychology because they advocated a _____ approach in sport psychology interventions.

human development and educational

In the 1980s, much of the research published in sport psychology journals was driven by the desire to test the applicability of cognitive theories of psychology _____

in sport and exercise settings

In the 1970s, a major factor in the coming of age of sport psychology was the _____

increase in systemic research by a growing number of sport psychologists

Identify an accurate statement about applied sport psychology

it is used by athletes to gain a competitive edge

A negative by-product of the growth of sport psychology was that _____

many unqualified individuals started providing services(think fitness culture on social media)

In her overview of the historical development of sport and exercise psychology, R. S. Vealey described 1993-2005 as being the period of emerging diversity in the _____ sport psychology.

method, paradigm, and epistemology used in

The usage of qualitative studies in sport psychology research is extremely useful because it allows researchers to gain in-depth knowledge by _____.

observing and interviewing people

In the field of sport psychology, the usage of single-subject designs has been beneficial because it allows _____.

personalizing interventions based on qualities of an individual

Techniques of _____ were used to voluntarily control bodily functions such as heart rate, temperature, and muscle tension

psychic self-regulation

In the 1980s, in the field of sport psychology, increased attention was paid to the _____.

psychology of injury and rehabilitation

Identify a diverse research approach, in the field of sport psychology, that emerged during the period of 1993-2005

single-subject design

Sport psychology experienced considerable growth in the 1980s due to the publicity generated by _____.

sport psychologists working with Olympic athletes

Sport psychology was a highly esteemed field of academic and professional concern in Eastern Europe during the Soviet Union era because _____.

sports excellence was perceived to be an important propaganda tool

In the 1990s, one of the main developments in the field of sport psychology was that _____.

standards were set as to what constituted ethical behavior

According to J. H. Salmela (1981), the research focus in sport psychology _____ during the Soviet Union era in Eastern Europe

tended to be of a field variety (high government regulations requiring all elite athletes to spend hours focusing on mental training)

Which of the following is true about sport psychology during the late 1980s and early 1990s?

there was a considerable growth and recognition of the value of sport psychology interventions in North America

In the context of the future direction of research in the field of sport psychology, identify the true statements about sport psychology interventions.

they should help athletes understand how problematic subcultures may have encultured unhealthy behavior they should do more than help athletes perform better

The interactionism paradigm surfaced and gained credibility in the 1970s when sport psychologists _____

were concerned with the influence of environmental variables

Eastern Europe was believed to be ahead of North America and the rest of the world in the development and application of applied sport psychology because of _____.

widespread integration of sophisticated mental training programs with rigorous physical training

A key function of modern-day sport psychologists is that they _____.

work with athletes and coaches to improve performance and enhance quality

Rainer Martens chided the field of sport psychology for conducting laboratory-based research because he believed that field research _____

would result in more relevant findings and results


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