Question 1

A baseball player who was nervous moments earlier when a strike was called,but is now elated because she hit a double,is displaying which type of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Trait anxiety 
B) Cognitive anxiety 
C) Somatic anxiety 
D) State anxiety 
E) Social physique anxiety 
A) Trait anxiety 
B) Cognitive anxiety 
C) Somatic anxiety 
D) State anxiety 
E) Social physique anxiety

Question 2

The catastrophe theory makes which of the following predictions?

Accepted Answer

A) When cognitive state anxiety is high,elevations in cognitive state anxiety can be positive or negative for performance. 
B) When cognitive state anxiety is low,the relationship between physiological arousal and performance is uniform or in an inverted- U shape. 
C) When physiological arousal is low,elevations in cognitive state anxiety are associated with enhanced performance relative to baseline. 
D) When physiological arousal is high,elevations in cognitive state anxiety are associated with declines in performance. 
E) All of the above 
A) When cognitive state anxiety is high,elevations in cognitive state anxiety can be positive or negative for performance. 
B) When cognitive state anxiety is low,the relationship between physiological arousal and performance is uniform or in an inverted- U shape. 
C) When physiological arousal is low,elevations in cognitive state anxiety are associated with enhanced performance relative to baseline. 
D) When physiological arousal is high,elevations in cognitive state anxiety are associated with declines in performance. 
E) All of the above

Question 3

List the five predictions the catastrophe theory makes about the combined influences of cognitive state anxiety and physiological arousal on athletic performance.

Accepted Answer

1.When cognitive state anxiety is low,th

Question 4

Anxiety is a negative emotion and therefore,negatively impacts performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hanna,a University freshman,is about to go to her first exercise class.Hanna is concerned that she isn't wearing the right clothes and that everyone in the class will think that she is unfit and her body is unattractive.What would this phenomenon be described as?

Accepted Answer

A) Trait anxiety 
B) Social physique anxiety 
C) State anxiety 
D) Cognitive anxiety 
E) Somatic anxiety 
A) Trait anxiety 
B) Social physique anxiety 
C) State anxiety 
D) Cognitive anxiety 
E) Somatic anxiety

Question 6

Which theory suggests that the optimal intensity zone of competitive state anxiety required for optimal performance from members of any sport team is likely to differ among the players?

Accepted Answer

A) Multidimensional anxiety theory 
B) Zone of optimal functioning theory 
C) Self- determination theory 
D) Catastrophe theory 
E) Self- presentation theory 
A) Multidimensional anxiety theory 
B) Zone of optimal functioning theory 
C) Self- determination theory 
D) Catastrophe theory 
E) Self- presentation theory

Question 7

Immediate prior to the final game in the Canada West CIS championship series,Coach Win asks his star volleyball player whether he is feeling ready to give a best performance.Assuming that the star player is feeling pre- competitive anxiety,what dimension of pre- competitive anxiety is Coach Win asking about?

Accepted Answer

A) Intensity of symptoms 
B) Trait anxiety 
C) Frequency of cognitive intrusions 
D) Directional interpretation of symptoms 
E) Social physique anxiety 
A) Intensity of symptoms 
B) Trait anxiety 
C) Frequency of cognitive intrusions 
D) Directional interpretation of symptoms 
E) Social physique anxiety

Question 8

Explain how anxiety affects sport performance according to the zone of optimal functioning theory.

Accepted Answer

The zone of optimal functioning theory s

Question 9

Identify five categories of personal sources of anxiety.

Accepted Answer

1.Age,experience,and skill level 1.Gende

Question 10

What could a coach expect about her players' anxiety responses in the hours immediately prior to an important competitive event?

Accepted Answer

A) An increase in the frequency of cognitive intrusions 
B) A sharp increase in the intensity of cognitive anxiety symptoms 
C) An increase in the perception that anxiety symptoms are facilitative for performance 
D) No change in the intensity of somatic anxiety symptoms 
E) All of the above statements are true. 
A) An increase in the frequency of cognitive intrusions 
B) A sharp increase in the intensity of cognitive anxiety symptoms 
C) An increase in the perception that anxiety symptoms are facilitative for performance 
D) No change in the intensity of somatic anxiety symptoms 
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 11

Athletes who consistently experience high levels of worry and apprehension prior to sport competition also tend to have .

Accepted Answer

A) lowered levels of enjoyment with sport 
B) increased dropout rates 
C) enhanced feelings of burnout 
D) increased susceptibility to athletic injury 
E) All of the above 
A) lowered levels of enjoyment with sport 
B) increased dropout rates 
C) enhanced feelings of burnout 
D) increased susceptibility to athletic injury 
E) All of the above

Question 12

In general,a female collegiate exerciser who holds beliefs in her ability to present oneself as an exerciser has _ social physique anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) weak; low 
B) strong; high 
C) moderate; no 
D) weak; high 
E) Self- presentational self- efficacy is not related to social physique anxiety among college women. 
A) weak; low 
B) strong; high 
C) moderate; no 
D) weak; high 
E) Self- presentational self- efficacy is not related to social physique anxiety among college women.

Question 13

Briefly describe how cognitive and physiological mechanisms important for optimal performance are disrupted by state anxiety responses.

Accepted Answer

Cognitive mechanisms are affected by sta

Question 14

Mary is a participant in a noon- hour fitness class at her University.She is a 2nd year undergraduate student and is characterized as fit and attractive.In which of the following conditions is Mary likely to experience elevated state anxiety in her exercise class?

Accepted Answer

A) When the instructor wears revealing clothing 
B) When her class consists of only women 
C) When her instructor uses a bland teaching style 
D) When her class has the mirrors covered up 
E) Mary is likely to experience elevated state anxiety in none of these class situations. 
A) When the instructor wears revealing clothing 
B) When her class consists of only women 
C) When her instructor uses a bland teaching style 
D) When her class has the mirrors covered up 
E) Mary is likely to experience elevated state anxiety in none of these class situations.

Question 15

An athlete who is predisposed to worrying that future performance will be less than stellar is exhibiting which type of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Trait anxiety 
B) Somatic anxiety 
C) Cognitive anxiety 
D) State anxiety 
E) Performance anxiety 
A) Trait anxiety 
B) Somatic anxiety 
C) Cognitive anxiety 
D) State anxiety 
E) Performance anxiety

Question 16

What is the relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behavour?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals high in social physique anxiety exercise more. 
B) There is no relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behaviour. 
C) Individuals high in social physique anxiety exercise more or less depending on self- presentation beliefs. 
D) Individuals high in social physique anxiety exercise less. 
E) None of the above is true regarding the relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behaviour. 
A) Individuals high in social physique anxiety exercise more. 
B) There is no relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behaviour. 
C) Individuals high in social physique anxiety exercise more or less depending on self- presentation beliefs. 
D) Individuals high in social physique anxiety exercise less. 
E) None of the above is true regarding the relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behaviour.

Question 17

A common error among figure skaters during high- pressure competition is to mistime the takeoff of a jump.This error,which is associated with increased arousal,is likely due to

Accepted Answer

A) difficulties in coordination of a movement. 
B) increases in muscular tension. 
C) the narrowing of attention. 
D) attending to threatening task- irrelevant cues. 
E) changes in cognitive information processing. 
A) difficulties in coordination of a movement. 
B) increases in muscular tension. 
C) the narrowing of attention. 
D) attending to threatening task- irrelevant cues. 
E) changes in cognitive information processing.

Question 18

Most of the sport and exercise research investigating anxiety has exclusively examined the frequency of the cognitive intrusion dimension of anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When an athlete is experiencing an increase in state anxiety and is consequently unable to attend to and process information,he or she would be categorized as having a problem with _.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive information processing 
B) hyperdistraction 
C) identifying task- relevant cues 
D) motor performance 
E) attention focus and selectivity 
A) cognitive information processing 
B) hyperdistraction 
C) identifying task- relevant cues 
D) motor performance 
E) attention focus and selectivity

Question 20

Which one of the following statements is true regarding studies investigating cognitive and somatic state anxiety responses?

Accepted Answer

A) More skilled athletes view anxiety symptoms to be more facilitative for performance compared to less skilled athletes. 
B) No differences in the intensity of symptoms exist in anxiety responses of novice and expert athletes. 
C) Novice parachute jumpers differ from expert parachute jumpers in their arousal responses. 
D) More experienced athletes report lower intensity of anxiety symptoms and that anxiety is facilitative for performance. 
E) All of the above are true statements reported in the anxiety research. 
A) More skilled athletes view anxiety symptoms to be more facilitative for performance compared to less skilled athletes. 
B) No differences in the intensity of symptoms exist in anxiety responses of novice and expert athletes. 
C) Novice parachute jumpers differ from expert parachute jumpers in their arousal responses. 
D) More experienced athletes report lower intensity of anxiety symptoms and that anxiety is facilitative for performance. 
E) All of the above are true statements reported in the anxiety research.

A baseball player who was nervous moments earlier when a strike was called,but is now elated because she hit a double,is displaying which type of anxiety?

The catastrophe theory makes which of the following predictions?

List the five predictions the catastrophe theory makes about the combined influences of cognitive state anxiety and physiological arousal on athletic performance.

Anxiety is a negative emotion and therefore,negatively impacts performance.

Hanna,a University freshman,is about to go to her first exercise class.Hanna is concerned that she isn't wearing the right clothes and that everyone in the class will think that she is unfit and her body is unattractive.What would this phenomenon be described as?

Which theory suggests that the optimal intensity zone of competitive state anxiety required for optimal performance from members of any sport team is likely to differ among the players?

Explain how anxiety affects sport performance according to the zone of optimal functioning theory.

Identify five categories of personal sources of anxiety.

What could a coach expect about her players' anxiety responses in the hours immediately prior to an important competitive event?

Athletes who consistently experience high levels of worry and apprehension prior to sport competition also tend to have .

In general,a female collegiate exerciser who holds beliefs in her ability to present oneself as an exerciser has _ social physique anxiety.

Briefly describe how cognitive and physiological mechanisms important for optimal performance are disrupted by state anxiety responses.

Mary is a participant in a noon- hour fitness class at her University.She is a 2nd year undergraduate student and is characterized as fit and attractive.In which of the following conditions is Mary likely to experience elevated state anxiety in her exercise class?

An athlete who is predisposed to worrying that future performance will be less than stellar is exhibiting which type of anxiety?

What is the relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behavour?

A common error among figure skaters during high- pressure competition is to mistime the takeoff of a jump.This error,which is associated with increased arousal,is likely due to

Most of the sport and exercise research investigating anxiety has exclusively examined the frequency of the cognitive intrusion dimension of anxiety.

When an athlete is experiencing an increase in state anxiety and is consequently unable to attend to and process information,he or she would be categorized as having a problem with _.

Which one of the following statements is true regarding studies investigating cognitive and somatic state anxiety responses?

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Exam 5: Anxiety in Sport and Exercise

A baseball player who was nervous moments earlier when a strike was called,but is now elated because she hit a double,is displaying which type of anxiety?

The catastrophe theory makes which of the following predictions?

List the five predictions the catastrophe theory makes about the combined influences of cognitive state anxiety and physiological arousal on athletic performance.

Anxiety is a negative emotion and therefore,negatively impacts performance.

Hanna,a University freshman,is about to go to her first exercise class.Hanna is concerned that she isn't wearing the right clothes and that everyone in the class will think that she is unfit and her body is unattractive.What would this phenomenon be described as?

Which theory suggests that the optimal intensity zone of competitive state anxiety required for optimal performance from members of any sport team is likely to differ among the players?

Explain how anxiety affects sport performance according to the zone of optimal functioning theory.

Identify five categories of personal sources of anxiety.

What could a coach expect about her players' anxiety responses in the hours immediately prior to an important competitive event?

Athletes who consistently experience high levels of worry and apprehension prior to sport competition also tend to have .

In general,a female collegiate exerciser who holds beliefs in her ability to present oneself as an exerciser has _ social physique anxiety.

Briefly describe how cognitive and physiological mechanisms important for optimal performance are disrupted by state anxiety responses.

Mary is a participant in a noon- hour fitness class at her University.She is a 2nd year undergraduate student and is characterized as fit and attractive.In which of the following conditions is Mary likely to experience elevated state anxiety in her exercise class?

An athlete who is predisposed to worrying that future performance will be less than stellar is exhibiting which type of anxiety?

What is the relationship between social physique anxiety and exercise behavour?

A common error among figure skaters during high- pressure competition is to mistime the takeoff of a jump.This error,which is associated with increased arousal,is likely due to

Most of the sport and exercise research investigating anxiety has exclusively examined the frequency of the cognitive intrusion dimension of anxiety.

When an athlete is experiencing an increase in state anxiety and is consequently unable to attend to and process information,he or she would be categorized as having a problem with _.

Which one of the following statements is true regarding studies investigating cognitive and somatic state anxiety responses?

Introducing Sport and Exercise Psychology

Research Perspectives in Sport and Exercise Psychology

Personality in Sport and Exercise

Motivation and Behavioural Change

Stress and Coping in Sport and Exercise

Group Cohesion in Sport and Exercise

Aggression and Moral Behaviour in Sport

Youth Involvement and Positive Development in Sport

Aging and Involvement in Sport and Physical Activity

Coaching Psychology

Exercise and Mental Health

Physical Activity Interventions

Sport Psychology Interventions

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