Sports Psycology

Sport psychology is the study of sport and exercise, and mental factors influencing performance.

• True
• False

Sport psychologists can help athletes develop....

• Goals
• Self-Confidence
• Positive Self-Image
• All of the above

Motivation can be broken down into...

• Internal/external
• Inner/outer
• Intrinsic/extrinsic
• Inny/outty

Intrinsic motivation requires no external support or reinforcement.

• True
• False

Goal setting can help an athlete in all of the following areas EXCEPT...

• Achieve more
• Increase stress
• Perform Better
• Concentrate Better

What is a guideline of effective goal setting?

• Express goals positively
• Document goals
• Set goals at the right level
• All of the above

What are operational goals?

• Mini goals that help accomplish larger goals a step at a time
• Goals that involve math
• Goals that are accomplished little by little
• More than one answer is correct

Short-term goals are...

• Goals that one strives to reach in the more distant future
• Smaller goals, as opposed to larger goals
• Goals that can be reached in the near future
• Goals set by short people

A training process done purely within the mind is known as...

• Burnout
• Stress
• Simulation
• Imagery

A benefit to imagery is

• It allows multiple practice attempts with out risk of exhaustion or injury
• It allows you to physically compete without true competition
• It increases your chances of injury
• None of the above