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A2 Practice Questions

A2 Practice Questions. Question 4 How can you measure personality?. Question 1 Define personality. Question 5 What is POMS? What difference would you expect to see between a professional athlete and a beginner?. Question 2 What are traits?. Question 3

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A2 Practice Questions

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  1. A2 Practice Questions

  2. Question 4 How can you measure personality? Question 1 Define personality. Question 5 What is POMS? What difference would you expect to see between a professional athlete and a beginner? Question 2 What are traits? Question 3 What are Interactionist theories? And give an example, using a diagram to help you. Question 6 How can personality determine sports choice?

  3. Question 1 What is the achievement motivation theory? • Question 4 • Explain the following types of motivation: • Ego orientated • Task orientated Question 2 Which two personality types relate to this theory? Question 5 What implications could this have for a coach when planning motivational strategies? Question 3 List 4 characteristics that we would expect to see from each personality type.

  4. Question 1 What is meant by arousal? Question 5 Name the three theories of arousal. Question 6 Select one theory and explain in more detail with a diagram to represent the changes in arousal levels. Question 2 Name 4 somatic signs of arousal? Question 3 Name 4 cognitive signs of arousal? Question 7 What differences in arousal levels would you see between a beginner and an expert performing a rugby tackle? Question 4 What can over arousal lead to?

  5. Question 1 What is meant by ‘an optimum level of arousal’? Question 5 Is arousal the same for all performance situations? Explain your answer. Question 6 What is evaluation apprehension? Question 2 Explain attentional narrowing? Question 7 Sports psychologist Zajonc (1965) proposed a theory relating to arousal. What is this theory and explain it? Question 3 What is the reversal theory of arousal? Question 4 What is the ‘zone of optimal functioning’?

  6. Question 5 Give 3 ways of measuring anxiety? Question 1 Stress is a word commonly used in sport. What is stress? Question 6 What are the SCAT and the CSAI-2? Question 2 What are the two different types of stress and explain them? Question 7 What does the CSAI-2 typically show in relation to anxiety levels in the build up to a competition. Question 3 The anxiety is split into two components. What are they? Question 4 Researchers have also distinguished between state anxiety and trait anxiety, what are these? Question 8 What are the 3 components of stress?

  7. Question 1 How does the body respond to stress? Question 4 How can goal setting control anxiety levels? Question 2 What is the optimum psychological state for most sports? Question 5 What are the 3 different types of goal? Question 3 Name and explain 2 Cognitive techniques for controlling stress and 2 Somatic techniques?

  8. Question 5 What are social norms? Question 1 What is an attitude? Question 2 What is an attitude object? Question 6 According to the triadic model attitude has 3 components. What are they? Question 3 Explain the term prejudice? Question 7 Give 3 reasons why attitudes are formed? Question 4 If you were to say that attitude is multi dimensional what would this mean? Question 8 Why is it necessary to develop good attitudes?

  9. Question 1 Which 2 ways can we measure attitude? Question 4 Explain both of these? Question 2 Give 3 issues that may arise when measuring attitude? Question 3 What two main methods are used to try to change athletes attitudes?

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