Exam 7: Sport Psychology Interventions

A boxer wishes to move up a weight class during the season so she can compete successfully at a higher weight. She weighs herself weekly to assure she is on task. Which guideline of goal setting is she most closely following?

The analytic model of imagery suggests that imagery has cognitive and motivational functions that operate at four levels.

A basketball player who intends to shoot 80% from the free-throw line in a championship game is demonstrating which type of goal?

Which of the following is the most commonly used performance enhancement strategy in sport psychology?

A middle distance runner who intends to win the race is demonstrating which type of goal?

Which function of imagery has research shown to improve self-efficacy?

Which model provides guidelines for imagery use?

Athletes learn, practise, and apply psychological strategies in training and competition.

An athlete`s ability to effectively regulate arousal is one of the most important techniques in ensuring success.

Martin, Moritz, and Hall (1999) developed an applied model for depicting how imagery works in sport. According to the model, the desired sport outcome should be matched to the correct function of imagery. Give three examples of outcomes matching the correct imagery function.

Describe what the relationship should be between the sport psychology consultant and the athlete.

When setting goals, an athlete should include performance, process, and outcome goals to get the best result.

Which one of the following dimensions should be used as a guide when developing self-talk interventions for athletes?

What causes choking?

Why is it important to encourage athletes to use positive self-talk?

An athlete who decides to win every sprint in soccer practice is following which goal-setting guideline?

An athlete imagining winning an Olympic gold medal is an example of cognitive specific imagery.

Which of the following is an assessment tool that allows for the identification of an athlete's performance-related strength and weakness?

Arousal is considered to be a multidimensional construct of consists of which of the following components?

Which is a common myth about sport psychology interventions?