Free Sports Psychology MCQs with Answers

• A. Thorndike
• B. Pavlov
• C. Newton
• D. Homer

Explanation: Edward L. Thorndike proposed trial-and-error learning, explaining learning as the strengthening of successful responses through practice…

• A. Pay
• B. Interest of play.
• C. Feedback
• D. Promotion

Explanation: Interest in play is intrinsic because the activity itself provides enjoyment or satisfaction.

• A. Belongingness
• B. Esteem
• C. Self-actualization
• D. Safety

Explanation: Maslow places self-actualization at the top of his hierarchy, representing the fulfillment of one’s potential.

• A. Total personality
• B. Conditional ability
• C. Skill
• D. Tactical ability.

Explanation: Sports performance reflects the athlete’s total personality, including physical abilities, skills, motivation, emotions, intelligence, and…

• A. Jung
• B. Thorndike
• C. I.H Sunsan
• D. Skinner

Explanation: Edward L. Thorndike is credited with the trial-and-error theory of learning, also called connectionism.

• A. Principle
• B. Decision making
• C. Imagery
• D. None

Explanation: Imagery is the deliberate use of mental pictures and sensory experiences, such as imagined sights, sounds, or movements, without actually…

• A. Training
• B. None of these
• C. Certain relaxing
• D. Relaxation

Explanation: A relaxation technique is any method or activity used to reduce physical and mental tension, such as controlled breathing or progressive…

• A. Refer to any kindness with. Other
• B. Refer to any behavior that is hostile destructive and violent with other
• C. Refer to physical temperament
• D. None of these

Explanation: Aggression involves behaviour intended to harm, threaten, or act hostilely toward another person, whether physically or verbally.

• A. Stress
• B. Anxiety
• C. Cohesion
• D. Around

Explanation: Cohesion is the linking of words, phrases, and ideas that makes a text or group communication hold together meaningfully.

• A. Arousal
• B. All above
• C. Anxiety
• D. Stress

Explanation: Stress is the mental or emotional strain produced by demanding or adverse circumstances.

• A. Physiological and psychology state to be awake
• B. Psychology activity
• C. Physical activity
• D. All of these

Explanation: Arousal is a state of physiological and psychological activation or alertness, ranging from sleepiness to high excitement.

• A. Are the stable
• B. Enduring
• C. All of these
• D. At least partly due to the foe genetic differences

Explanation: Trait theory describes personality traits as relatively stable and enduring characteristics that are influenced at least partly by genetic…

• A. Maslow 1974
• B. Leans 2002
• C. Freudian borger 1974
• D. Dodie 2000

Explanation: Herbert Freudenberger is credited with describing occupational burnout in 1974; option c appears to be a misspelling of his name.

• A. External reward
• B. Internal reward
• C. Lateral reward
• D. All of these

Explanation: Extrinsic motivation comes from a consequence outside the activity, such as money, praise, medals, or another external reward.

• A. Sport psychology
• B. Applied psychology
• C. Both A&B
• D. None of these

Explanation: Sport psychology applies psychological principles to understand behaviour, thoughts, emotions, and performance in sport.

• A. Emotion
• B. Both
• C. Motivation
• D. Feeling

Explanation: Motivation is an internal state that energises behaviour and directs it toward a goal.

• A. Layout
• B. None
• C. Attitude
• D. Burn out

Explanation: Burnout can be associated with perfectionism because unrealistic standards and persistent fear of failure create prolonged psychological…

• A. All of them
• B. Fun
• C. Joyful
• D. Excitement

Explanation: Excitement, fun, and joy are experienced within the activity itself, so they are intrinsic rewards.

• A. As a person does something
• B. As process that initiates guides and maintain goal-oriented behavior
• C. It invokes that biological
• D. All of there

Explanation: Motivation is the process that starts, directs, and sustains goal-oriented behaviour.

• A. 1960
• B. 1954
• C. 1967
• D. 1958

Explanation: Maslow presented his hierarchy of human needs in 1954 in the book Motivation and Personality.