Quiz 8: Sport Psyc Flashcards
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how to be rough and tough without getting thrown out of the game
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In the case study of Billy the hockey goalie, what did he learn?
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students with good leadership and communication skills
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The peer conflict resolution program developed to help resolve conflicts in a nonviolent way uses ________ as mediators in resolving student conflicts.
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b and d
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Research testing the catharsis notion of spectator aggression has shown that
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all of these
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According to research, which of the following statements concerning spectator aggression is true?
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They were born with an aggressive urge.
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Which of the following is NOT an explanation put forth to explain athletes' aggressive behavior?
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Aggression sometimes facilitates performance and sometimes does not.
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The research examining the relationship between aggression and performance supports which conclusion?
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b and c
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In which of the following situations is aggression likely to occur?
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a. setting up specific guidelines distinguishing assertive play from inappropriate aggressive play
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In the case study of head football coach Tom Martinez, Coach Martinez dealt with the area of aggressive play by
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Express thoughts but not feelings.
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Which of the following is NOT a useful step in resolving peer conflict (especially in teenagers) in a nonviolent way?
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social learning theory
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Bandura's research showed that children who saw adult models commit violent acts repeated those acts more than children who were not exposed to such aggressive models. This supports which theory of aggression?
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along a continuum
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According to more recent research by Anderson and Bushman, aggression ranging from instrumental to reactive should be viewed
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c. Aggression must be directed toward a human being.
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Which of the following is NOT among the criteria for judging aggression?
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NOT corticoid-steroid
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Recent research has found a biological basis for aggressive behavior involving what transporter gene?
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a and b
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According to a research study (Tracelet et al., 2011) with soccer players, what reason was in the top five given for aggressive and anti-social behaviors by players?
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assertive behavior
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"Good aggression" (playing within the rules with high intensity) is known in sport psychology as
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reactive aggression
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A linebacker intends to hurt and injure any receiver who catches a ball over the middle. This is an example of
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instrumental aggression
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Most aggression in sport falls into which of the following categories?
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aggressive behavior and media violence
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Which of the following have shown the strongest relationship?
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instinct theory
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Individuals have an innate predisposition to be aggressive, which builds up and eventually must be expressed. This represents the major premise of which theory?
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thought out versus impulsive
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The general aggression model proposes that when aggression occurs, it will be
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integrity
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An athlete who does the right thing when faced with a moral dilemma possesses what virtue?
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Ethical standards will take precedence over strategic gain when these are in conflict.
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The definition of good sporting behavior put forth by Shields and Bredemeier emphasizes which of these statements?
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c. both Fair Play groups had higher moral development than the control group
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In a study investigating moral development in elementary school children and the Fair Play for Kids activities, it was found that
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c. athletes' game reasoning differs from reasoning used in everyday life
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In a summary of 20 years of research on moral development, Bredemeier and Shields found that
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all of these
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According to Shields and Bredemeier, morality in sport includes
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acting in a classy and dignified way
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Tennis great Chris Evert felt that good sporting behavior meant
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moral development
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The process of experience and growth by which an individual develops the capacity to morally reason is the definition of
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a and b
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Which of the following is among the strategies for developing resiliency in youth?
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self-appraisal
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Which of the following is NOT one of the levels in Hellison's levels of responsibility model?
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a and b
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Some physical educators have developed programs to enhance resiliency in at-risk youth. The attributes displayed by resilient youths include which of the following?
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b and c
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It has been proposed that sport participation can serve as an alternative to gang behavior by providing
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b and c
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Physical education expert Eric Larson thinks that extracurricular activities can have a positive influence on youth development because
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cognitive development of the individual
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According to the structural-developmental approach, moral reasoning depends in large part on the
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eye for an eye
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Consider an athlete who takes illegal performance-enhancing drugs and argues her actions are okay because everyone does it. At what stage of moral development is she?
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a and c (. Developing good sporting behavior through competitive sport involvement automatically transfers to nonphysical activity,c. Physical educators and coaches should teach religious values to help build moral development.)
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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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a and c
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Which of the following strategies is useful for enhancing moral development and good sporting behavior?
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reviewing history of moral choices
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Which of the following is NOT one of the moral action stages hypothesized by Miller and colleagues (1997)?
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differential association
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Participation in sport keeps youths off the street and out of trouble. This is central to which explanation of the relationship between organized sport and delinquency?
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a and c
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Recent research by Moria Stuart indicates that children aged 10 to 12 had concerns about
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NOT a and c
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A newly developed measure of sportspersonship by Bolter and Weiss allows
