Sports Psychology & Motivation Flashcards
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A coach observes a star player dominating practice but teammates contribute less during drills. This is BEST described as:
Answer: Social loafing
Social loafing occurs when individuals reduce their effort in group settings, often because individual contributions are less identifiable.
Which of the following BEST represents a mastery motivational climate created by a coach?
Answer: Rewarding effort, improvement, and learning from mistakes
A mastery climate emphasizes personal improvement, effort, and cooperation, fostering intrinsic motivation and reducing fear of failure.
An athlete experiences high cognitive anxiety but low somatic anxiety before competition. The BEST intervention is:
Answer: Cognitive restructuring to challenge negative thoughts
Cognitive anxiety involves worry and negative thoughts, so cognitive-based interventions like restructuring or thought stopping are most appropriate.
The Inverted-U hypothesis predicts that athletic performance is BEST when arousal is:
Answer: At a moderate, optimal level
The Inverted-U (Yerkes-Dodson) hypothesis states that performance peaks at moderate arousal, declining at both too-low and too-high extremes.
Which coaching behavior is MOST likely to foster autonomous motivation in high school athletes according to Self-Determination Theory?
Answer: Offering rationale for drills and acknowledging athletes' perspectives
Autonomy-supportive coaching involves providing rationale, acknowledging feelings, and offering choice, which satisfies the basic need for autonomy and fosters self-determination.
A coach uses the 'sandwich' feedback technique. In what order is feedback delivered?
Answer: Positive, correction, positive
The sandwich method delivers positive feedback first, then corrective feedback, followed by another positive statement to maintain athlete confidence.
Which psychological skill helps athletes maintain concentration by directing attention to relevant task cues during competition?
Answer: Attentional focusing/cue words
Attentional focusing using cue words directs an athlete's attention to performance-relevant cues, blocking distractions during competition.