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During the closing seconds of a basketball game, an athlete's team is down by one point and he has been awarded two free throw shots. The player is apprehensive about the outcome of the game. Which of the following best describes the athlete's situation?
A. He will not be able to make the free throws
B. He is experiencing state anxiety
C. He is in control of his arousal
D. His anxiety will improve his performance |
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| B. He is experiencing state anxiety |
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An Olympic weightlifter attempting a personal record is able to ignore the audience to concentrate solely on her performance. Which of the following abilities is this athlete most likely using to perform this exercise?
A. Selective Attention
B. Somatic Anxiety
C. Successive Approximation
D. Dissociation |
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Prior to performing the long jump, an athlete reviews and concentrates on the technique required to jump as far as possible. Which of the following strategies is the athlete using to prepare for the jump?
A. Focus on Task-Relevant Cues
B. Reliance on Experience
C. Association
D. Trait Anxiety |
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| A. Focus on Task-Relevant Cues |
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Which of the following is MOST important to achieve the ideal performance state?
A. Fear of Failure
B. Analyzing Performance
C. Broad focus on the activity and the environment
D. Personal Control |
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An athlete's desire to perform to his or her potential is an example of
A. The motive to avoid failure
B. Dissociation
C. Intrinsic Motivation
D. Achievement Motivation |
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For a high school American football team, if any player squats two times his body weight, his name is placed on a wall. This is an example of
A. Negative Reinforcement
B. Positive Reinforcement
C. Negative Punishment
D. Positive Punishment |
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| B. Positive Reinforcement |
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How does an athlete's optimal level of arousal change with limited skill and ability to perform the activity?
A. It Increases
B. It Decreases
C. It has no Effect
D. It is not related to the activity |
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