Question 1

How is personality theorized to influence exercise behaviour?

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Question 2

Identify the three common myths about personality in sport and provide a key fact that disputes each one.

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Question 3

Endler and Magnusson's interaction approach argued that a person's specific behaviour is the result of the interplay between

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A) traits and dispositions. 
B) the person and the environment. 
C) state feelings and reinforcement contingencies. 
D) traits and id processes. 
E) self- actualizations and perceived control.

Question 4

Objective tests do not require the tester to interpret the meaning of the participants' response.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Research on risk taking in sensation- seeking behaviours has suggested that stimulus seekers .

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A) have higher physiological activation levels or chronic levels of low excitation 
B) have lower physiological activation levels or chronic levels of high excitation 
C) have lower physiological activation levels or chronic levels of low excitation 
D) have higher physiological activation levels or chronic levels of high excitation 
E) have slightly below average physiological activation levels or chronic levels of high excitation

Question 6

Contrast the key personality perspectives of the humanist and social learning perspectives.

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Question 7

According to Rhodes and Smith (2006)meta- analysis on personality and physical activity,what are the three traits associated (significantly correlated either positively or negatively)with physical activity?

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A) Activity,agreeableness,extroversion 
B) Conscientiousness,extroversion,neuroticism 
C) Neuroticism,agreeableness,conscientiousness 
D) Activity,extroversion,neuroticism 
E) Extroversion,activity,conscientiousness

Question 8

A young athlete attempting to imitate Olympic wrester Carol Huynh take down after watching her on TV would be an example of which specific approach to studying aspects of how behaviour is acquired to form personality?

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A) Self- actualization 
B) The role of the id process 
C) Self- efficacy 
D) Observational learning 
E) B & D

Question 9

A person who experiences a lot of negative affect in his/her life such as anxiety would likely score high on which "Big Five" personality dimension?

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A) Conscientiousness 
B) Neuroticism 
C) Agreeableness 
D) Openness 
E) Extraversion

Question 10

The research on sensation seeking indicates that it declines with age but is higher in females compared to males.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research by Gaudreau and Anti (2008)found that evaluative concerns perfectionism was related to avoidance or distraction coping strategies and low athletic goal attainment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which trait from the five- factor model has been shown to interact with intention to exercise when predicting behaviour?

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A) Agreeableness 
B) Psychoticism 
C) Openness to experience 
D) Perfectionism 
E) Conscientiousness

Question 13

Explain the interactionist approach to personality and provide an example of how this may explain regular exercise behaviour.

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Question 14

Describe the two most important issues to consider when administering a personality measurement in an athletic setting and provide an example contrary to these issues.

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Question 15

According to Martens,athletes who have high competitive- trait anxiety would be more likely to experience?

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A) High trait anxiety in only a few select number of competitions 
B) Low state and high trait anxiety across many competitive situations regardless of situational variables 
C) Low state anxiety across many competitive situations regardless of situational variables 
D) High state anxiety across many competitive situations regardless of situational variables 
E) Low trait anxiety across many competitive situations regardless of situational variables

Question 16

Dunn and colleagues (2002)study of the link between perfectionism,ego motivation,and task- achievement motivation in high- school football players found?

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A) Unhealthy perfectionism was positively related to task orientation,whereas healthy perfectionism was associated with ego orientation. 
B) Unhealthy perfectionism was positively related to an ego orientation,whereas healthy perfectionism was associated with task orientation. 
C) Adaptive perfectionism was reflected by high concerns with mistakes and high pressure from coaches and parents. 
D) Healthy perfectionism was positively related to task orientation,whereas healthy perfectionism was associated with ego orientation. 
E) Adaptive perfectionism was reflected by low concerns with mistakes and high pressure from coaches and parents.

Question 17

A test that typically presents the individual with choices,as in true/false questions or a choice of responses in a scale,is an example of a(n).

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A) personality factor test 
B) profile of mood test 
C) objective test 
D) projective test 
E) subjective test

Question 18

Understanding the needs and desires of athletes and respecting their perceptions and ideas is reflective of this approach to studying personality.

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A) Humanistic 
B) Interactionist 
C) Social learning 
D) Psychodynamic 
E) Learning (behaviourism)

Question 19

A common assumption about personality traits is that traits

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A) are normally distributed in the population. 
B) measure momentary thoughts and feelings. 
C) capture only role or situation specific behaviour. 
D) can only be measured by projective tests. 
E) A & C

Question 20

Professional organizations like the NFL encourage the use of sport specific personality tests to aid in drafting and team selection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Personality in Sport and Exercise

How is personality theorized to influence exercise behaviour?

Identify the three common myths about personality in sport and provide a key fact that disputes each one.

Endler and Magnusson's interaction approach argued that a person's specific behaviour is the result of the interplay between

Objective tests do not require the tester to interpret the meaning of the participants' response.

Research on risk taking in sensation- seeking behaviours has suggested that stimulus seekers .

Contrast the key personality perspectives of the humanist and social learning perspectives.

According to Rhodes and Smith (2006) meta- analysis on personality and physical activity,what are the three traits associated (significantly correlated either positively or negatively) with physical activity?

A young athlete attempting to imitate Olympic wrester Carol Huynh take down after watching her on TV would be an example of which specific approach to studying aspects of how behaviour is acquired to form personality?

A person who experiences a lot of negative affect in his/her life such as anxiety would likely score high on which "Big Five" personality dimension?

The research on sensation seeking indicates that it declines with age but is higher in females compared to males.

Research by Gaudreau and Anti (2008)found that evaluative concerns perfectionism was related to avoidance or distraction coping strategies and low athletic goal attainment.

Which trait from the five- factor model has been shown to interact with intention to exercise when predicting behaviour?

Explain the interactionist approach to personality and provide an example of how this may explain regular exercise behaviour.

Describe the two most important issues to consider when administering a personality measurement in an athletic setting and provide an example contrary to these issues.

According to Martens,athletes who have high competitive- trait anxiety would be more likely to experience?

Dunn and colleagues (2002) study of the link between perfectionism,ego motivation,and task- achievement motivation in high- school football players found?

A test that typically presents the individual with choices,as in true/false questions or a choice of responses in a scale,is an example of a(n) .

Understanding the needs and desires of athletes and respecting their perceptions and ideas is reflective of this approach to studying personality.

A common assumption about personality traits is that traits

Professional organizations like the NFL encourage the use of sport specific personality tests to aid in drafting and team selection.