B.1.4-B.1.5 - Issues with Personality Measurement & Sport Perf.

General personality factors and the instruments used to measure them are not sensitive to the more subtle differences that determine sports performance.

• True

• False

Issues associated with the measurement of personality in relation to Data Collection

​ (a)  

​ ​ (b)  

​ (c)  

• Interviews
• Questionnaires
• Observing Behaviour
• Cultural Factors
• Athlete Concealment
• Confidentiality
• Predicting Performance
• Use of Results

Issues associated with the measurement of personality in relation to Validity & Reliability

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​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Cultural Factors
• Athlete Concealment
• Confidentiality
• Predicting Performance
• Use of Results
• Questionnaires
• Interviews
• Observing Behaviour

Issues associated with the measurement of personality in relation to Ethical Issues

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​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• Use of Results
• Confidentiality
• Predicting Performance
• Questionnaires
• Interviews
• Observing Behaviour
• Cultural Factors
• Athlete Concealment

Match the following descriptors to the appropriate categories for Data Collection

• Questionnaires

• Many constructs & concepts are not tangible 

• Interviews

• It is possible that the player actions may be affected by this methodology

• Interviews

• Undertaking this form of data collection is a skilled task and the quality of the data can be dependent upon the skill of the individual

• Interviews

• Self-report might indicate how the player is feeling at that moment, but these feelings might change during competition

• Observing Behaviour

• added bias through verbal & non-verbal actions

Match the following descriptors to the appropriate categories for Validity & Reliability

• Validity

• a test measures what it is supposed to measure - does it “fit” your population?

• Reliability

• Perceptions, values, experiences of a respondent/player may be very different from those of the interviewer/observer/questionnaire developer and may be misunderstood/misinterpreted

• Cultural factors

• Consistency over time

• Athlete Concealment

• Falsification of responses for self-serving bias

Match the following descriptors to the appropriate categories for Ethical Issues

• Predicting Performance

• Must provide informed consent form to subjects & explain what data collection will be for

• Confidentiality

• Players may fake/falsify response/behaviours without the presence & maintenance of this construct

• Use of Results

• Error and bias will always be present in any assessment of personality

• Predicting Performance

• Personality data could be used to provide insight for future performance

• Use of Results

• Personality tests should not be used to decide who makes a team 

Match the following descriptors to the appropriate categories for Ethical Issues

• Use of Results

• Sport-specific measures of personality provide a better indication of behaviour in sport settings than general personality tests

• Predicting Performance

• Use of results from a group could be used to predict how others will behave

• Confidentiality

• Informed consent must be attained in order to use the results or findings

Tests should be sport specific rather than general

• True

• False

All methods and personality tests used in sport are quite valid, reliable, and accurate

• True

• False