Sample+questions

=** SAMPLE QUESTIONS **=

//**NOTE**//: these are ALL longer-response (i.e., 22 marks) questions - there are NO short-response questions (unless you select a question that has 'a' and 'b' parts), as this topic is an 'options' topic!! 

1. Describe ONE type of attention as it applies to sport and discuss the usefulness of research into different types of attention as applied to sport.

2. Describe ONE theory of motivation in sport and compare to another theory of motivation in sport.

﻿3. (a) Describe and evaluate what psychologists have discovered about arousal and anxiety in sport. [8 marks] (b) You are a sports psychologist. What advice would you give to an athletics coach who felt that her approach was too relaxed? Give reasons for your answer. [14 marks]

4. (a) Describe and evaluate what psychologists have learned about social influence in sport. [8 marks] (b) You are asked to form a new sports team. Using your knowledge of psychology, suggest how you would help them bond as a team. [14 marks]

5. (a) Compare TWO models of causes of burnout. [8 marks] (b) Describe ONE strategy to prevent burnout. [14 marks]

6. (a) Describe one psychological technique used to improve performance. [8 marks] ﻿(b) Evaluate the psychological technique used to improve performace that you described in (a). [14 marks]

7. Compare TWO psychological techniques used to improve sporting performance.

8. Describe the questionnaire as a research method used in sport psychology.

9. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of using questionnaires as a research method in sport psychology.

10. Describe and evaluate the inverted U hypothesis as an explanation used in sport psychology.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">11. Why do sports psychologists study group cohesion in sports?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">12. (a) Outline how self-confidence can be improved in sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate the usefulness of research into self-confidence in sport. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">13. (a) Outline ONE theory of self-confidence applied to sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate self-confidence in sport in terms of reliability or validity. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">14. (a) Outline how the socialcultural level of analysis can be used to study self-confidence in sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate theories of self-confidence in sport in terms of individual differences. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">15. (a) Explain, using examples, why audiences help some times win. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate research into audience effect in sport in terms of quantitative and qualitative data. [14 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">16. (a) Outline how audience effect in sport can be studied. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate research into the social psychology of sport in terms of reliability & validity. [14 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">﻿17. (a) Outline ONE theory of the social psychology of sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) To what extent does the social approach explain sports behaviour? [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">18. (a) Outline ONE psychological danger (e.g., drug abuse, burnout, recovery from injury) with taking part in exercise and sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate ways to protect people from the psychological dangers of exercise and sport you described in part (a). [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">19. (a) Describe ONE theory of exercise and mental health. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate theories of exercise and mental health. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">20. (a) Outline how the social approach can explain group cohesion in sport, using an example from any study/theory. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">﻿(b) To what extent does the social psychology approach explain group cohesion and performance. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">21. (a) Describe psychological research into coaching in sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate the use of quantitative data for research into leadership & coaching. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">22. (a) Outline a model of anxiety in sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate the usefulness of research into anxiety in sport. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">23. (a) Describe ONE way psychometric testing is used in sport to measure personality. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Discuss the validity of psychometric testing, in sport. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">24. (a) Describe ONE technique used to increase motivation in sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Discuss the problems of motivating the individual in sport. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">25. (a) Describe how psychologists might identify a good leader in sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Using the issue of reductionism, evaluate research into leadership and coaching. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">26. (a) Describe ONE theory of group cohesion. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Using the issue of situational vs dispositional explanations, evaluate the psychology of group cohesion. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">27. (a) Describe research into improving motivation in sports players. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Using the issue of ethnocentrism, evaluate research into motivation in sport. [14 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">28. (a) Describe how sport-specific motivation is measured. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate the reliability and validity of measuring motivation in sport. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">29. (a) Outline different types of arousal that are relevant to sport psychology. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Evaluate the use of scientific techniques to study arousal. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">30. (a) Outline ONE theory of arousal that is relevant to sport psychology. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Discuss the problems with trying to study the effects of arousal. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">31. (a) Describe research into social loafing. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Using the issue of ecological validity, evaluate the psychology of group cohesion. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">32. (a) Describe research into leadership. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Using the issue of situational vs dispositional explanations, evaluate research into leadership & coaching. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">33. (a) Outline ONE way of measuring anxiety in sport. [8 marks] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b) Discuss the problems with trying to measure anxiety in sport. [14 marks]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">34. To what extent does the role of coaches affect individual or team behaviour in sport?