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Everything but balls angular and projectile motion, all PGE retake topics

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Anticipatory rise

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An increase in heart rate prior to exercise, due to the release of adrenalin.

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A-VO2 diff

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The difference in oxygen content of the blood between arterial blood and venous blood

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Systolic blood pressure

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Blood pressure while the heart is contracting

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Blood pressure

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Blood pressure is a measure of the force that your blood exerts against blood vessel walls.

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Diastolic blood pressure

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Blood pressure when the heart is relaxing

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High blood pressure

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Can occur due to obesity, too much salt, stress or smoking.

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Bohr shift

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When the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve moves to the right during exercise.

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Why does Bohr shift occur?

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as a result of increased co2 in blood, increased blood acidity, decreased blood PH, increased temperature.

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Cardiac conduction system

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A group of specialised cardiac muscle cells in the walls of the heart sending signals causing it to contract.

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Why does cardiovascular drift occur?

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Due to sweating which reduces blood volume and increases viscosity. Decreasing venous return, in line with starlings law, decreases stroke volume.
Heat
Humidity

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Bradycardia (Athletes heart)

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A reduction in resting heart rate below 60 bpm.

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Bundle of HIS

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Conducts the impulse down the septum.

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Sino-atrial node (SAN)

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The hearts pacemaker, sends an impulse through the atria making it contract.

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Atrio-ventricular node (AVN)

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Delays the impulse to allow ventricular filling.
0.1 s

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Purkinje fibres

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Spread the impulse through the ventricles causing them to contract.

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Cardiac Output

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Amount of blood which leaves the left ventricle per minute.

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Cardiac Hypertrophy

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Increase in thickness of the muscular heart wall, especially around the left ventricle.

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Heart rate

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Number of times the heart contracts per minute.

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Stroke volume

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The amount of blood which leaves the left ventricle per contraction.

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Cardiovascular Drift

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A reduction in stroke volume when exercising in warm conditions for longer than 10 minutes.

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Heart Disease

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Occurs when coronary blood vessels become blocked by fatty deposits, called atheroma.

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Haemoglobin

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Found in red blood cells.
Combines with oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin transporting it around the body.

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Myoglobin

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Found in muscle cells, stores and transports oxygen.
Higher affinity for oxygen then haemoglobin.

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Baroreceptors

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Located in blood vessels, these detect changes in blood pressure.

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Proprioceptors

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Detect increases in muscle movement during exercise.

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Chemoreceptors

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Monitors and detects increases in blood acidity during exercise due to increased Co2 in the blood.

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Vasoconstriction

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Precapillary sphincters contract, decreaseing the diameter of the blood vessel.

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Vasodilation

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Precapillary sphincters relax, widening diameter of the blood vessel.

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Vascular Shunt

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Directs blood around the body by the two mechanisms of Vasodilation and Vasoconstriction.

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Starling’s law of the heart

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Increased venous return will result in a higher stroke volume.
Due to cardiac muscle being stretched, resulting in a stronger force of contraction and greater ejection fraction.

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Controlled by medulla oblongata, is the body’s ‘fight or flight’ system speeding up heart rate.

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Controlled by Medulla Oblongata, is concerned with ‘rest and digest’, decreasing heart rate.

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Venous return mechanisms

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Body’s mechanisms to return blood to the right side of the heart via the vena cava.

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Respiratory pump (Venous return mechanisms)

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Changes of pressure in the thorax compress veins to push blood back towards the heart.

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Valves (Venous return mechanisms)

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Found in veins that prevent backflow of blood.

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Skeletal muscle pump (Venous return mechanisms)

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Working muscles contract and compress veins to push blood back towards the heart.

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suction pump of the heart (Venous return mechanisms)

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As the heart relaxes it creates a vacuum which pulls blood back towards the heart.

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Smooth muscle (Venous return mechanisms)

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Found in veins, smooth muscle contracts to push blood back towards the heart.

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Expiratory reserve volume

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The volume of air which could be forcibly expired in addition to tidal volume.

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Diffusion

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The movement of gases from an area of high partial pressure to an area of low partial pressure

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Minute ventilation

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Volume of air inspired or expired per minute.
Breathing rate x Tidal volume

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Inspiratory reserve volume

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The volume of air which could be forcibly inspired in addition to tidal volume.

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Tidal Volume

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Volume of air breathed in or out per breath.

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Residual Volume

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The volume of air which must remain in the lungs after maximal expiration.
This is to prevent the lungs from collapsing.

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Partial pressure

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The pressure exerted by an individual gas in a mixture of gases.

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All or none law

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Impulses arriving at the neuron must reach a threshold level. If they do all of the muscles in the motor unit will contract.
If they don’t none will contract
A motor unit cannot partially contract.

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Tetanic contraction

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A smooth sustained muscle contraction.

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Fast Oxidative Glycolytic (Type 2a)

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Produce a high force and speed of contraction, primarily through anaerobic respiration.
Limited aerobic capacity allows some fatigue resistance.

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Fast glycolytic (Type 2x)

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Produce the highest force and speed of contraction, via anaerobic respiration.
Highly susceptible to fatigue.

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Golgi tendon organs

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Proprioceptors which are active when there are high levels of tension in a muscle.

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Motor units

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A motor neuron and its muscle fibres.

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Motor neuron

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The nerve cell which transmit electrical impulses to muscle fibres.

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Muscle spindles

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Proprioceptors which detect how far or fast a muscle is stretching, prevent overstretching.

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PNF

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Advanced stretching technique, most effective method of increasing range of motion at a joint.

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Spatial Summation

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The addition of impulses received at the same time, but at a different location to the neuron.
When added together, the impulses are large enough an action potential will be released.

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Slow twitch (type 1)

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Low force and speed of contraction, via aerobic respiration.
Highly fatigue resistant.

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Adduction

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The movement of a limb towards the midline of the body.

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Wave summation

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Repeated nerve impulse which does not allow the muscle fibres time to fully relax.
This results in a tetanic reaction.

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Abduction

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The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.

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Antagonist

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The muscle working in opposition to the agonist to help produce a smooth movement.

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Isometric contraction

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The muscle contracts but no movement occurs.

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Transverse axis

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Through the hips

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Axis

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Imaginary line through the body around which it rotates.

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Agonist

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The muscle responsible for the movement which is occurring.

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Articulating bones

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Where two or more bones meet to allow movement at a joint.

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Longitudinal axis

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Through the top of the head down and out the bottom of the feet.

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Dorsi flexion

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Decreasing the angle at the ankle joint.

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Sagittal axis

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Through the belly button

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Shoulder

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Ball and socket joint made up of the scapula and humerus

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Elbow

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Hinge joint, made up of the humerus, radius and ulna

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Flexion

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Decreasing the angle at a joint.

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Extension

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Increasing the angle at a joint.

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Hip

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Ball and socket joint, made up of the pelvis and femur.

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Horizontal adduction

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Movement of a limb towards the midline of the body while held parallel to the ground.

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Horizontal abduction

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Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body while held parallel to the ground.

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Hyperextension

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Increasing the angle at a joint beyond 180 degrees.

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Lactate threshold

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The point at which lactic acid accumulates quickly in the blood.

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IsoTONIC concentric

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The muscle contracts and shortens producing movement.

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IsoTONIC eccentric

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The muscle lengthens under tension controlling the speed of the movement caused by gravity.

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Plane

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Imaginary lines depicting the direction of movement

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Knee

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Hinge joint, made up of femur and tibia.

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Saggital plane

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Forewords or backwords (flexion and extension)

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Frontal plane

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Left or right (adduction and abduction)

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Plantar flexion

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Increasing the angle at the ankle

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Transverse plane

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Rotation around the longitudinal axis

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HIIT training

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Alternating periods of high intense anaerobic exercise with less intense, aerobic, recovery periods.

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Externally-paced skill

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Have their start and speed at which they are performed dictated by external factors.

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Indirect Calorimetry

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Provides an estimation of energy expenditure from the amount of carbon dioxide produced and oxygen consumed during rest and steady-state exercise.

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Lactate sampling

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A tiny blood sample taken to be analysed by a device.
Measures how much lactate is present in the blood.

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OBLA (onset of blood lactate accumulation)

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The point at which lactic acid exceeds 4mmols per litre in the blood.

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Oxygen deficit

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The difference between the oxygen required during exercise and the oxygen supplied and utilised.
Occurs at the onset of exercise.

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Respiratory exchange ratio (RER)

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The ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed.

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SAQ training

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Anaerobic method of training aiming to improve multi-directional movement.

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Vo2 Max

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Using a mask on a treadmill in a lab

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Discrete skill

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Clear beginning and end.

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Simple skill

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Require few decisions to be made when performing, minimal concentration.

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Continuous skill

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No clear beginning or end.

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Serial skill

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Several skills linked together.

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Gross skill

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Large muscle groups

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Low organisation skill

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Easy to break down into sub routines.

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Fine skill

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Smaller muscle groups

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Self-paced skill

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Allow the performer to decide when they start and how fast they perform.

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Open skill

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Unstable, ever changing environments.

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High organisation skill

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Difficult to break down into sub routines.

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Closed skill

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Stable, unchanging environments.

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Variable practise

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Repeatedly changing practise types, drills, or situation.

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Complex skill

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High levels of decisions, require high concentration.

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Negative transfer

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The learning of one skill hinders the learning of another.

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Zero transfer

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The learning of one skill has no effect on the learning of another.

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Positive transfer

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The learning of one skill aids the learning of another.

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Distributed practise

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Practising with rest intervals

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Bilateral transfer

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The learning of a skill using a limb on one side of the body can be transferred across the limb on the other side of the body.

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Whole practise

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Practising a skill in its entirety.
e.g. subroutine ABC all together.

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Whole-part-whole practise

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Demonstrating a skill in its entirety to identify a weakness. Practising the weakness in isolation.
Putting it all back together.

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Massed practise

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Practising without rest intervals

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Progressive part practise

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Learning the first part of the skill before adding parts one at a time.
‘chaining’.

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Mental practise

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Rehearsing a skill in your head with no physical movement.

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Negative reinforcement (OC SKINNER)

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The removal of undesirable stimulus after the correct response.

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Positive reinforcement (OC SKINNER)

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Introduction of a desirable stimulus following the correct response.

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Intrinsic feedback

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Feedback from within the performer.

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Extrinsic feedback

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Feedback from external sources.

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Punishment (OC SKINNER)

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Introduction of an undesirable stimuli after the incorrect response.

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Knowledge of results

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Feedback about the outcome of the skill.

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Knowledge of performance

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Feedback about the execution of the skill.

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Manual guidance

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A coach can physically support an athlete during a movement.

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Mechanical guidance

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The use of artificial aids to support an athlete during a movement.

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Industrial Revolution

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The change in Britain from a feudal, rural society, into a capitalist, urban based society controlled by a powerful middle class.

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Positive feedback

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Feedback about what went well.

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Negative feedback

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Feedback about what went wrong. The correction of errors.

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Mob football

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An early form of football played by the lower class.
Played occasionally, using natural resources with limited rules, resulted in being unruly.

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Visual guidance

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Providing information which can be observed to bring about an improvement in performance.

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Verbal Guidance

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Using spoken words to bring about an improvement in performance.

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Kinesthesis

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Your inner awareness of the positioning of your body

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Feudal system

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The basis of the two tier class system where the lower class would hold land owned by the upper class in exchange for service and labour.

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Popular recreation

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The sport and past times of pre-industrial Britain.

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Real tennis

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Also known as ‘royal tennis’, played by upper class on purpose built facilities with specialist equipment.
Had strict rules and a high moral code.

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Gentleman Amateur

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Amateurs held high status, best performers demonstrating high morality and sportsmanship.
Held top positions in NGB’s.

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Working class professionals

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Working class had to be paid wage to afford to take time off work to play sport so broken time payments emerged creating first professionals.

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Industrial patronage

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Factors owners set up some sport teams to decrease absenteeism by encouraging loyalty in the workforce.

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Wenlock Olympic games

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Started in 1850, lower class olympics.

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Media

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Diversified technologies which act as the main means of mass communication.

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Rational recreation

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Development of sport with greater organisation, order and control.
Sports became codified with rules.

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Commercialisation

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To manage an organisation in a way designed to make profit.

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Muscular Christianity

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The church used sport as a form of social control, promoting christian values.

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Urbanisation

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The migration of large numbers of people to towns and cities.

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Features of an Amateur

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Takes part in an activity as a hobby.
Has a main job outside the activity.
Takes part in activity for fun.

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Golden Triangle

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Link between sports events, sponsorship by businesses and the media.

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Sponsorship

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Provides funds to support an individual or event for commercial return.

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Professional

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Someone who receives direct payment for their participation in sporting activities.

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Prejudice

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A preconceived opinion of an individual that is not based on reason.

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Social action theory

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Considers how sport can impact society and social interactions.

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Primary socialisation

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Occurs during early childhood via interactions with immediate family.

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Secondary socialisation

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Wider group when slightly older, friends, teachers.

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Social issues

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Problems which can affect many people within a society.

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Social control

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The way people are regulated in social systems.

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Social change

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Altering the social order of society.

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Social stratification

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Society is divided into different levels based on social characteristics, such as wealth or status.

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Society

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An organised group of people associated for a specific purpose or who hold a shared common interest.

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Sport England

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Established by Royal charter in 1996, aims to give everyone in England a chance to benefit from physical activity.

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Stereotyping

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Simple generalisations made about all members of a group.

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Three stages of Hollanders model

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Psychological core
Typical response
Role related behaviour

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Psychological core (Hollander)

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Stable characteristics or traits.

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Typical response (Hollander)

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Usual or expected behaviour in a given situation, dictated by the psychological core.

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Role related behaviour (Hollander)

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How behaviour can be further modified when the situational demands change

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Lewin’s formula

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Behaviour is a function of personality and the environment.

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Trait approach

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Innate characteristics dictate your personality producing consistent behaviours. (nature)

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Social learning

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Personality is learned from significant others via the process of socialisation (nurture)

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Cognitive dissonance

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Providing new information to create a feeling of psychological discomfort by challenging an existing attitude.

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Attitude

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A value aimed at an attitude object.

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Arousal

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A physical and mental state of alertness varying from deep sleep to intense excitement.

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Triadic model

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Cognitive, affective, behavioural.

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Persuasive communication

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Attempting to talk a person into changing their attitude.

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Catastrophe theory

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As arousal increases so does performance, up to a certain point at which a dramatic decrease in performance occurs.

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Drive theory

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As arousal increases so does performance.

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Aggression

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An emotional response to an individual perceived as a frustrating rival.

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Cognitive anxiety

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Psychological reactions, like stress

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Inverted U theory

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As arousal increases so does performance up to the optimal point, after so, performance decreases gradually.
Optimal point changes with sport.

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Competitive trait anxiety

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An enduring personality trait, giving a tendency to view all competitive situations as threatening.

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Optimal performance zone (arousal) (peak flow)

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High focus on task
Movement feels effortless
Clear goals
High levels of self-efficacy
Sub-conscious feelings of control, like being on autopilot.

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Competitive state anxiety

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Anxiety felt in a particular competitive situation

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Somatic anxiety

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Physiological reactions to stress, like sweating, butterflys, shaking.

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Aggressive cue hypothesis

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Frustration will only lead to aggression when learned triggers are present.

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Assertive behaviour

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Forceful behaviour which occurs within the rules of the sport.

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Frustration-aggression hypothesis

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When a performer is blocked from their goal they become frustrated. Frustration leads to aggression.
Aggressive act will have a cathartic effect on the performer.

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Instinct theory (of aggression)

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Aggression is an innate trait.

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Social learning theory (of aggression)

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Aggression is a learned response, developed from copying others.

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Achievement goal theory

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Motivation is based on type of goal set.
Performance or outcome goals.

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Incentive value

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The pride experienced by the individual after success has been achieved.
The harder the task, the greater the incentive value.

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Characteristics of NACH

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Seeking out challenging situations
Taking risks
Displaying high levels of task persistence
Valuing feedback
Developing a self-serving bias.

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Characteristics of NAF

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Low task persistence
Dislike of feedback or evaluation
Selecting the easy option when choice is available

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Probability of success

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The extent to which the performer is likely to complete the task correctly.

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