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History of Psychology in Physical Activity and Sport Quiz

12 questions sports Grades 9-12

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  1. Who performed the first experiment in sports psychology in 1898?

    • August Krogh
    • Norman Triplett
    • A.V. Hill
    • Coleman Griffith
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    Answer: Norman Triplett

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    PDF page 45: In 1898, Norman Triplett performed the first experiment in sports psychology and identified the

  2. What phenomenon did Triplett identify through his experiment?

    • Holism
    • Materialism
    • Social facilitation
    • Motor learning
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    Answer: Social facilitation

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    PDF page 45: social facilitation phenomenon. Triplett demonstrated that bicyclists were more likely to cycle faster with a pacemaker or a competitor. He wrote about his findings in what was regarded as the first scientific paper on sports psychology, titled "The Dynamogenic Factors in Pacemaking and Competition", which was published in 1898, in the American Journal of

    PDF page 45: In 1898, Norman Triplett performed the first experiment in sports psychology and identified the

  3. In what year was Triplett's first scientific paper on sports psychology published?

    • 1898
    • 1926
    • 1965
    • 1920
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    Answer: 1898

    Source evidence

    PDF page 45: social facilitation phenomenon. Triplett demonstrated that bicyclists were more likely to cycle faster with a pacemaker or a competitor. He wrote about his findings in what was regarded as the first scientific paper on sports psychology, titled "The Dynamogenic Factors in Pacemaking and Competition", which was published in 1898, in the American Journal of

  4. At which university did Coleman Griffith conduct his research?

    • Yale University
    • University of Toronto
    • University of Illinois
    • Harvard University
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    Answer: University of Illinois

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    PDF page 46: Coleman Griffith was an American sports psychologist who conducted his research at the University of Illinois in the 1920s and 1930s. Griffith’s research and publications are considered

  5. In which decades did Griffith conduct his sports psychology research?

    • 1980s and 1990s
    • 1920s and 1930s
    • 1950s and 1960s
    • 1890s and 1900s
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    Answer: 1920s and 1930s

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    PDF page 46: Coleman Griffith was an American sports psychologist who conducted his research at the University of Illinois in the 1920s and 1930s. Griffith’s research and publications are considered

  6. Griffith's research and publications are considered the foundation of what field?

    • Motor development
    • Sports psychology
    • Biomechanics
    • Exercise physiology
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    Answer: Sports psychology

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    PDF page 46: Coleman Griffith was an American sports psychologist who conducted his research at the University of Illinois in the 1920s and 1930s. Griffith’s research and publications are considered

    PDF page 46: the foundation of the field of sports psychology and continue to be examined today. The most significant contributions from his time at the Athletic Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois were The Psychology of Coaching (1926) and The Psychology of Athletics

  7. Which was one of Griffith's most significant contributions from the Athletic Research Laboratory?

    • On Human Movement
    • The Psychology of Coaching (1926)
    • De Arte Gymnastics
    • The Dynamogenic Factors
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    Answer: The Psychology of Coaching (1926)

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    PDF page 46: the foundation of the field of sports psychology and continue to be examined today. The most significant contributions from his time at the Athletic Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois were The Psychology of Coaching (1926) and The Psychology of Athletics

  8. In what year was The Psychology of Athletics published?

    • 1928
    • 1965
    • 1898
    • 1926
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    Answer: 1928

    Source evidence

    PDF page 46: the foundation of the field of sports psychology and continue to be examined today. The most significant contributions from his time at the Athletic Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois were The Psychology of Coaching (1926) and The Psychology of Athletics

    PDF page 46: (1928). The focus of his research included attributes and the knowledge a coach must have in

  9. Griffith's research focused on attributes and knowledge a coach must have in athletics, physiology, and:

    • Sociology
    • Biomechanics
    • Nutrition
    • Psychology
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    Answer: Psychology

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    PDF page 46: (1928). The focus of his research included attributes and the knowledge a coach must have in

    PDF page 46: athletics, physiology, and psychology to be a successful sports leader.

  10. When were the subdisciplines of sport and exercise psychology first recognized?

    • The 1990s
    • The 1930s
    • The 1960s
    • The 1920s
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    Answer: The 1960s

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    PDF page 46: The subdisciplines of sport and exercise psychology were not recognized until the 1960s. The formation of the International Society of Sport Psychology (1965,) the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (1967), and the Canadian Society for

  11. In what year was the International Society of Sport Psychology formed?

    • 1969
    • 1967
    • 1986
    • 1965
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    Answer: 1965

    Source evidence

    PDF page 46: The subdisciplines of sport and exercise psychology were not recognized until the 1960s. The formation of the International Society of Sport Psychology (1965,) the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (1967), and the Canadian Society for

  12. In what year was the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity formed?

    • 1967
    • 1986
    • 1969
    • 1965
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    Answer: 1967

    Source evidence

    PDF page 46: The subdisciplines of sport and exercise psychology were not recognized until the 1960s. The formation of the International Society of Sport Psychology (1965,) the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (1967), and the Canadian Society for

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