Chapter Sixteen Quiz (Pre Test)

Psychological skills training is appropriate for:

• higher skilled athletes

• older, more mature athletes who are better able to understand it

• athletes of all ages and skill levels

• both a and b

Who should be conducting psychological skills training programs?

• coaches

• parents

• sport psychologists

• all of these

Most sports psychologists believe the best time to implement a psychological skills training program for a team is:

• when the team is on a losing streak or not performing up to potential

• during the off season

• during the preseason

• both b and c

_____ is known as maintaining the behavior over time and across certain situations

• long term maintenance

• generalization

• dedicated learning

• finding “the zone”

What is one of the most critical aspects of successfully implementing a mental training program?

• problem identification

• goal attainment

• generalization

• self-regulation

______ is a technique in which the athlete(s) determines the psychological skills needed for success and then assesses his or her strengths or weaknesses specific to those skills.

• personal development skills

• performance profiling

• foundation skills training

• problem identification

What is one weakness of using interviews, questionnaires, and behavioral observation to determine an athlete’s psychological strengths and weaknesses?

• athlete plays a passive role

• athlete plays aggressive role

• athlete plays no role

• none of the above

Which psychological skill is a foundation skill?

• interpersonal skills

• optimal attention

• self-awareness

• all of the above

Good coaches and sport psychology consultants:

• teach and lead by example

• emulate their successful mentors

• listen and lead by example

• none of the above

What is one of the disadvantages of sport psychology consultants conducting mental training programs with teams?

• their lacking knowledge of the sport

• lack of day to day availability

• their inability to relate to athletes

• all of the above