Sport & Exercise Psychology Topic Guide ~ Kinesiology 468 Assessment Exam
Introduction – Professional Issues:
Interdisciplinary background
Clincial versus education sport psychology
Motivation:
Achievement motivation (definition and developmental stages)
Goal orientation theory
Attribution theory
Self-serving bias
Intrinsic motivation
Cognitive Evaluation Theory
Anxiety:
Arousal versus anxiety (definitions and symptoms)
Traits and states
Cognitive and somatic anxiety
Anxiety and performance
Drive Theory, Inverted-U Theory, Zones of Optimal Functioning, Multidimensional Theory, Catastrophe Theory
Stress Process Model
Self-Confidence
Self-confidence, self-efficacy, and self-esteem
Placebos and Expectations
Sources of confidence
Confidence-expectation cycle
Team Dynamics & Cohesion:
Stages of group development
Roles and norms
Social loafing
Task and social cohesion
Factors influencing cohesion (environmental, personal, leadership, and team)
Cohesion and performance
Exercise groups and cohesion
Exercise Behavior and Motivation
Psychological benefits of exercise (and physiological and psychological explanations for these benefits)
Exercise addiction
Sociocultural aspects of exercise
Motives for exercise behavior
Barriers to exercise behavior
Exercise adherence models
Determinants of exercise behavior (personal and environmental)
Enhancing exercise motivation
