Unit 3 Quiz - Motor Learning and Skills Development

Which of the following is a role of the sports psychologist?

• Teaching an athlete how to block out crowd noise

• Working with coaches and athletes to improve motivation

• Helping competitors to avoid feelings of anxiety that inhibit performance

• All of the above

An athlete who, before a competition, is sweating or feeling “butterflies” is likely experiencing

• Arousal

• Relaxation

• Anxiety

• Concentration

Feeling “psyched up” or “wired” is known more formally in sports psychology as

• Arousal

• Relaxatin

• Anxiety

• Concntration

Techniques for improving an athlete’s concentration include

• Positive Self Talk

• Duplicating performance distractions in practice

• Use of cue words

• All of the above

Which of the following is not one of Orlick’s seven key elements of excellence?

• Confidence

• Distraction

• Focused connection

• Mental readiness

Which coaching style best describes a coach who tells his team that he is not interested in any feedback about how a game is progressing?

• Democratic coach

• Sympathetic coach

• Autocratic coach

• Business-like coach

A coach who encourages a cyclist to take a short-cut during a race violates which NCCP philosophy?

• Tactical decision making ethics

• The importance of coaching theory

• Knowledge of crucial coaching skills

• Fair Play

A coach and athlete who sit down to make a competitive plan before an event are engaged in:

• Tactical planning

• Strategic planning

• Unfair play

• Poor sportsmanship

Skeletal age

• Is indicated by the degree of ossification of bones

• Can be predicted according to chronological age

• Can be affected by diet, disease, and injury

• All of the above

The most accepted model of stages of cognitive development was developed by

• A) Piaget

• B) Erikson

• C) Bandura

• D) McLellan