SPP611S - SPORT PSYCHOLOGY - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022


SPP611S - SPORT PSYCHOLOGY - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022



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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND LOGISITICS
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF SPORTMANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BOSM
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: SPP611S
COURSE NAME: SPORT
PSYCHOLOGY
SESSION: JUNE 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER($)
MS. FORTUNATE SITHOLE (FT, PT & D)
MODERATOR: DR MAXWELL CHUFAMA
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper is divided into 3 sections.
2. Answer ALL questions in section A
3. Answer ALL questions in section B
4. Answer any THREE(3) questions in Section C
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF _5_ PAGES(Including this front page)

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SECTION A: Multiple Choice Questions
Answer ALL questions. Each Question carries two (2) marks
1. Which one of these represents
(A) Trophies
(B) Medals
(C) Enjoyment of the activity
(D) Money
intrinsic motivation?
2. The energizing force that activates behavior and provides purpose and direction to that
behavior is known as --
(A) Motivation
(B) Personality
(C) Emotion
(D) Perception
(E) Needs
3. In Maslow's hierarchy
(A) Safety
(B) Self-actualization
(C) Physiological
(D) Belongingness
(E) Esteem
of needs, food, water, sleep,
are considered
motives.
4. Which of the following is an indication of under-arousal?
(A) Lack of energy
(B) Increased heart rate
(C) Constant movement
(D) Butterflies in stomach
5. If I were intrinsically motivated, I would
(A) Want to win at all costs
(B) Like to get rewards for the amount of training I do
(C) Like other athletes to notice and comment on my performances
(D) See that the benefit of playing sport would impress my parents
6. An athlete who has a feeling of apprehension and nervousness before a grand final game,
would
(A) Be under aroused
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(B) Be optimally aroused
(C) Have low trait anxiety
(D) Have high state anxiety
7. The mental component of anxiety caused by such things as fear of negative social evaluation,
fear of failure, and loss of self-esteem.
(A) Somatic anxiety.
(B) State anxiety.
(C) Distress.
(D) Cognitive anxiety.
8. Anxiety differs from arousal as:
(A) Arousal cannot affect anxiety
(B) Anxiety is more of an emotional state than arousal
(C) Arousal affects performance
(D) Anxiety affects performance
9. John is the starting center for his basketball team. Before a big game he has butterflies in his
stomach and is breathing very rapidly. These symptoms refer to his:
(A) Trait anxiety
(B) State anxiety
(C) Cognitive anxiety
(D) Somatic anxiety
10. Trait anxiety refers to ____
anxiety, whereas state anxiety refers to ____
_
anxiety.
(A) General; momentary
(B) Momentary; general
(C) Competitive; noncompetitive
(D) Noncompetitive; competitive
(E) None of the above
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SECTION B: TRUE/ FALSE
Answer ALL questions. Each question carries two {2) marks.
1. Arousal is synonymous with the term activation and refers to the intensity level of behavior.
2. Introverts are more prevalent in team sports.
3. Extroverts are more prevalent in team sports.
4. Self confidence is the belief that an athlete can successfully perform a desired behavior
5. State self-confidence is the degree of certainty individuals usually have about their abilities to succeed
6. Over confidence often leads to good performance and positive results in sport.
7. Anxiety, mistakes and fatigue pose as barriers to an at athlete's concentration during competitions.
8. Attending to too many cues at the same time during a competition improves concentration.
9. When goals are set by someone else other than oneself they are always difficult to accomplish
10. The self-determination theory, the expectancy theory, and the perceived competency theory are
non-sport related theories of motivation.
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SECTION C
Question 1
(20 marks]
a. Outline any four theories of arousal.
b. With the aid of diagrams, explain any 2 theories of arousal in sport.
[8 marks]
[ 12 marks]
Question 2
(20 marks]
a. Explain the term "SMART" goals.
b. Discuss the imp01tance of goals in spmi.
[10 marks]
[10 marks]
Question 3 (20 marks]
a) Explain how the team dynamics, structure and norms influence the socio-psychological
status of sport teams.
[10 marks]
b) Analyse the factors that affect the psychological climate of a sport team at any given
time.
[ 10 marks]
Question 4 (20 marks]
Discussthe role of psychology in athlete lifestyle management.
[20 marks]
END OF SECOND OPPORTUNITY MEMORANDUM
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