Sport and Exercise Psychology 3rd Edition By Peter R. E. Crocker – Test Bank

Sport and Exercise Psychology 3rd Edition By Peter R. E. Crocker – Test Bank

Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Canadian Perspective, 3e (Crocker)

Chapter 5   Anxiety in Sport and Exercise

5.1   Multiple Choice Questions

1) What is a blend of physiological and psychological activation within a person that varies in intensity on a continuum ranging from deep sleep to peak activation known as?

A) arousal

B) Anxiety

C) state anxiety

D) cognitive anxiety

E) somatic anxiety

Answer:  A

Level:  1

Section:  Definitions and Basic Concepts

Category:  Recall

2) A baseball player who was nervous moments earlier when a strike was called, but is now elated because she hit a double, is displaying which of the following?

A) trait anxiety

B) state anxiety

C) cognitive anxiety

D) somatic anxiety

E) social physique anxiety

Answer:  B

Level:  3

Section:  Definitions and Basic Concepts

Category:  Applied

3) According to the idea that anxiety involves a transaction between the person and the environment, which two factors influence the level of anxiety experienced?

A) demands of the environment and personality characteristics

B) the individual’s resources and demands of the environment

C) state anxiety and trait anxiety

D) number of cognitive intrusions and personality characteristics

E) self-confidence and task difficulty

Answer:  B

Level:  2

Section:  Definitions and Basic Concepts

Category:  Recall

4) Hanna, a university freshman, is about to go to her first exercise class. Hanna is concerned that she isn’t wearing the right clothes and that everyone in the class will think that she is unfit and her body is unattractive. What would this phenomenon be described as?

A) social physique anxiety

B) state anxiety

C) somatic anxiety

D) trait anxiety

E) cognitive anxiety

Answer:  A

Level:  2

Section:  Definitions and Basic Concepts

Category:  Applied

5) Which dimension of anxiety is assessed by a questionnaire item that asks the exercise participant to rate “how much” the person is experiencing an anxiety symptom?

A) state anxiety

B) frequency of cognitive intrusions

C) intensity of symptoms

D) trait anxiety

E) directional interpretation of symptoms

Answer:  C

Level:  1

Section:  Definitions and Basic Concepts

Category:  Recall

6) Immediately before the final game in the Canada West CIS championship series, Coach Win asks his star volleyball player whether he is feeling ready to give the best performance. Assuming that the star player is feeling pre-competitive anxiety, what dimension of pre-competitive anxiety is Coach Win asking about?

A) social physique anxiety

B) intensity of symptoms

C) trait anxiety

D) frequency of cognitive intrusions

E) directional interpretation of symptoms

Answer:  E

Level:  2

Section:  Definitions and Basic Concepts

Category:  Applied